--- kopete/libkopete/kopeteaway.cpp.orig	2006-05-31 02:24:05.000000000 +0200
+++ kopete/libkopete/kopeteaway.cpp	2006-06-09 21:40:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@
 
 Kopete::Away::~Away()
 {
+	if(this == instance)
+	instance = 0L;
 	delete d;
 }
 
@@ -325,8 +327,17 @@
 	// activity while locked never matters (if there is any, it's probably just
 	// the cleaner wiping the keyboard :).
 
+
+	/* we should be able to respond to KDesktop queries to avoid a deadlock, so we allow the event loop to be called */
+	static bool rentrency_protection=false;
+	if(rentrency_protection)
+	return;
+	rentrency_protection=true;
 	DCOPRef screenSaver("kdesktop", "KScreensaverIface");
-	DCOPReply isBlanked = screenSaver.call("isBlanked");
+	DCOPReply isBlanked = screenSaver.callExt("isBlanked" ,  DCOPRef::UseEventLoop, 10);
+	rentrency_protection=false;
+	if(!instance) //this may have been deleted in the event loop
+	return;
 	if (!(isBlanked.isValid() && isBlanked.type == "bool" && ((bool)isBlanked)))
 	{
 		// DCOP failed, or returned something odd, or the screensaver is