diff --git a/status-applets/mate/mate-xapp-status-applet.py b/status-applets/mate/mate-xapp-status-applet.py
index a0c4eda..16bf0e4 100755
--- a/status-applets/mate/mate-xapp-status-applet.py
+++ b/status-applets/mate/mate-xapp-status-applet.py
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@
 class MateXAppStatusApplet(object):
     def __init__(self, applet, iid):
         self.applet = applet
-        self.applet.set_flags(MatePanelApplet.AppletFlags.EXPAND_MINOR |
-                              MatePanelApplet.AppletFlags.HAS_HANDLE)
+        self.applet.set_flags(MatePanelApplet.AppletFlags.EXPAND_MINOR)
         self.applet.set_can_focus(False)
         self.applet.set_background_widget(self.applet)