diff --git a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.cpp b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.cpp
index cc7881a6d88..c4e570bacf3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ bool ImageView::openFile(QString fileName)
         pixmapItem->setTransformationMode(Qt::SmoothTransformation);
         d_ptr->imageItem = pixmapItem;
     }
-    d_ptr->imageItem->setFlags(QGraphicsItem::ItemClipsToShape);
     d_ptr->imageItem->setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem::NoCache);
     d_ptr->imageItem->setZValue(0);