diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index d6bb8ff88..77ac316eb 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ QColor Applet::color() const
     }
 }
 
-void Applet::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget)
+void Applet::paintWidget(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(widget)
     if (d->shadow && d->shadow->shadowedSize() != boundingRect().size()) {
diff --git a/applet.h b/applet.h
index b7452464f..8f8cf35cd 100644
--- a/applet.h
+++ b/applet.h
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public Widget
         /**
          * Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
          **/
-        void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);
+        void paintWidget(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);
 
         class Private;
         Private* const d;