diff --git a/lib/kdecoration.cpp b/lib/kdecoration.cpp
index b19857d7f0..fb55a73813 100644
--- a/lib/kdecoration.cpp
+++ b/lib/kdecoration.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void KDecoration::createMainWidget( Qt::WFlags flags )
     // FRAME check flags?
     QWidget *w = new QWidget( initialParentWidget(), initialWFlags() | flags );
     w->setObjectName("decoration widget");
+    w->setAttribute( Qt::WA_PaintOnScreen );
     setMainWidget(w);
     }
 
@@ -395,9 +396,7 @@ const QPalette& KDecorationOptions::palette(ColorType type, bool active) const
     int idx = type + (active ? 0 : NUM_COLORS);
     if(d->pal[idx])
         return(*d->pal[idx]);
-#ifdef __GNUC__
 #warning KDE4 : why construct the palette this way?
-#endif    
 		// TODO: Is this worth 'porting' to Qt4?
 //     d->pal[idx] = new QPalette(Qt::black, d->colors[idx], d->colors[idx].light(150),
 //                               d->colors[idx].dark(), d->colors[idx].dark(120),
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ KDecorationDefines::WindowOperation KDecorationOptions::operationMaxButtonClick(
            button == Qt::MidButton?   d->OpMaxButtonMiddleClick :
                                       d->OpMaxButtonLeftClick;
     }
-#ifdef __GNUC__
+
 #warning Redo all the XYZChange() virtuals as signals.
-#endif
+
 #include "kdecoration.moc"