diff -up kdelibs-4.10.0/solid/solid/managerbase.cpp.SOLID_UPNP kdelibs-4.10.0/solid/solid/managerbase.cpp

--- kdelibs-4.10.0/solid/solid/managerbase.cpp.SOLID_UPNP	2013-01-23 15:44:27.000000000 -0600

+++ kdelibs-4.10.0/solid/solid/managerbase.cpp	2013-01-31 07:48:05.058342162 -0600

@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ void Solid::ManagerBasePrivate::loadBack

 #        endif

 #        if defined (HUPNP_FOUND)

-            m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UPnP::UPnPDeviceManager(0);

+            bool solidUpnpEnabled

+                = QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("SOLID_UPNP")).toInt()==1;

+            if (solidUpnpEnabled) {

+                m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UPnP::UPnPDeviceManager(0);

+            }

 #        endif

     }

 }