diff -r 41300fa6a67c -r 3b1da2848fc7 src/gui/kernel/qsoftkeymanager.cpp
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qsoftkeymanager.cpp	Tue Feb 02 00:43:10 2010 +0200
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qsoftkeymanager.cpp	Fri Feb 19 23:40:16 2010 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
 **
-** Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
 ** All rights reserved.
 ** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
 **
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@
 void QSoftKeyManagerPrivate::updateSoftKeys_sys(const QList<QAction*> &softkeys)
 {
     // lets not update softkeys if s60 native dialog or menu is shown
-    if (CCoeEnv::Static()->AppUi()->IsDisplayingMenuOrDialog())
+    if (QApplication::testAttribute(Qt::AA_S60DontConstructApplicationPanes)
+            || CCoeEnv::Static()->AppUi()->IsDisplayingMenuOrDialog())
         return;
 
     CEikButtonGroupContainer* nativeContainer = S60->buttonGroupContainer();