diff --git a/src/qmlcontrols/draganddrop/DeclarativeDropArea.cpp b/src/qmlcontrols/draganddrop/DeclarativeDropArea.cpp
--- a/src/qmlcontrols/draganddrop/DeclarativeDropArea.cpp
+++ b/src/qmlcontrols/draganddrop/DeclarativeDropArea.cpp
@@ -89,18 +89,17 @@
 void DeclarativeDropArea::dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent *event)
 {
     if (!m_enabled || m_temporaryInhibition) {
+        event->ignore();
         return;
     }
-
+    event->accept();
     //if the position we export didn't change, don't generate the move event
     if (event->pos() == m_oldDragMovePos) {
-        event->setAccepted(false);
         return;
     }
 
     m_oldDragMovePos = event->pos();
     DeclarativeDragDropEvent dde(event, this);
-    event->accept();
     emit dragMove(&dde);
 }