diff --git a/kde-apps/mbox-importer/mbox-importer-25.04.2.ebuild b/kde-apps/mbox-importer/mbox-importer-25.04.2.ebuild
index 538c9dd3c6ca4..8fe6424d8f8b9 100644
--- a/kde-apps/mbox-importer/mbox-importer-25.04.2.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/mbox-importer/mbox-importer-25.04.2.ebuild
@@ -31,3 +31,9 @@ DEPEND="
 	>=kde-frameworks/kwidgetsaddons-${KFMIN}:6
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
+
+src_prepare() {
+	ecm_src_prepare
+	# Pending: https://invent.kde.org/pim/mbox-importer/-/merge_requests/16
+	ecm_punt_kf_module KIO
+}
diff --git a/kde-apps/mbox-importer/mbox-importer-25.04.3.ebuild b/kde-apps/mbox-importer/mbox-importer-25.04.3.ebuild
index 2212843773359..eb99ffcd431ea 100644
--- a/kde-apps/mbox-importer/mbox-importer-25.04.3.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/mbox-importer/mbox-importer-25.04.3.ebuild
@@ -31,3 +31,9 @@ DEPEND="
 	>=kde-frameworks/kwidgetsaddons-${KFMIN}:6
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
+
+src_prepare() {
+	ecm_src_prepare
+	# Pending: https://invent.kde.org/pim/mbox-importer/-/merge_requests/16
+	ecm_punt_kf_module KIO
+}