diff --git a/libkdecorations/kdecoration.cpp b/libkdecorations/kdecoration.cpp
index 43fcb7e41b..f5f1c77892 100644
--- a/libkdecorations/kdecoration.cpp
+++ b/libkdecorations/kdecoration.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ void KDecoration::createMainWidget(Qt::WindowFlags flags)
     // FRAME check flags?
     QWidget *w = new QWidget(initialParentWidget(), initialWFlags() | flags);
     w->setObjectName(QLatin1String("decoration widget"));
-    w->setAttribute(Qt::WA_PaintOnScreen);
     if (options()->showTooltips())
         w->setAttribute(Qt::WA_AlwaysShowToolTips);
     setMainWidget(w);