diff --git a/src/gui/StringPairDrag.cpp b/src/gui/StringPairDrag.cpp
index f754e2d39..b2b3b0c4a 100644
--- a/src/gui/StringPairDrag.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/StringPairDrag.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ StringPairDrag::StringPairDrag( const QString & _key, const QString & _value,
 	QMimeData * m = new QMimeData();
 	m->setData( mimeType(), txt.toUtf8() );
 	setMimeData( m );
-	start( Qt::IgnoreAction );
+	exec( Qt::LinkAction, Qt::LinkAction );
 }