--- a/src/plugins/yajl/yajl.c
+++ b/src/plugins/yajl/yajl.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 
+#ifndef HAVE_KDBCONFIG
+# include "kdbconfig.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "yajl.h"
 
 #include <kdberrors.h>
@@ -340,7 +344,7 @@
 	KeySet *config= elektraPluginGetConfig(handle);
 
 	// ksClear (returned);
-	if (keyIsUser(parentKey))
+	if (!strncmp(keyName(parentKey), "user", 4))
 	{
 		const Key * lookup = ksLookupByName(config, "/user_path", 0);
 		if (!lookup)
@@ -422,7 +426,7 @@
 	return 1; /* success */
 }
 
-int elektraYajlSet(Plugin *handle, KeySet *returned, Key *parentKey)
+int elektraYajlSet(Plugin *handle ELEKTRA_UNUSED, KeySet *returned, Key *parentKey)
 {
 	yajl_gen_config conf = { 1, "  " };
 	yajl_gen g = yajl_gen_alloc(&conf, NULL);