diff --git a/compiz-gtk b/compiz-gtk
index 475c74c..99659fa 100644
--- a/compiz-gtk
+++ b/compiz-gtk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1
 
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 	gtk-window-decorator &
-	exec compiz glib gconf $@
+	exec compiz --ignore-desktop-hints glib gconf $@
 else
 	exec metacity $@
 fi
diff --git a/compiz.spec b/compiz.spec
index 42387ea..9e2d302 100644
--- a/compiz.spec
+++ b/compiz.spec
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 	compiz-0.7.8-fullscreen-top.patch
 - Fall back to metacity if GLX_tfp is not present (RH #457816)
 - Don't allow command line passed (config) plugins to be unloaded
-- Don't use --ignore-desktop-hints (upstream default now)
 
 * Mon Dec 01 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> - 0.7.8-5
 - Patch and rebuild for new libplasma, BR plasma-devel