diff --git a/widgets/widget.cpp b/widgets/widget.cpp
index 4d843860a..18be542d0 100644
--- a/widgets/widget.cpp
+++ b/widgets/widget.cpp
@@ -521,8 +521,9 @@ void Widget::managingLayoutChanged()
 
 void Widget::contextMenuEvent(QGraphicsSceneContextMenuEvent *event)
 {
-    // HACK: QGraphicsItem's documentation says that the event will be
-    // passed to the parent if it's not handled, but it isn't passed.
+    // HACK: QGraphicsItem's documentation says that the event will be passed
+    // to the parent if it's not handled, but it isn't passed. This can be
+    // removed when Qt4.4 becomes a requirement. See Qt bug #176902.
     Widget *parentWidget = parent();
     if (parentWidget) {
         parentWidget->contextMenuEvent(event);