diff --git a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
index 03b170ba..e496a556 100644
--- a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
 
     setGradient( Q::Panel, m_pal.baseColor );
 
-    const bool isCascading = qskMaybeDesktopPlatform();
-    setFlagHint( Q::Panel | A::Style, isCascading );
+    setFlagHint( Q::Panel | A::Style, false ); // not cascading
 
 #if 0
     setPadding( Q::Separator, QMarginsF( 10, 0, 10, 0 ) );
diff --git a/src/common/QskPlatform.cpp b/src/common/QskPlatform.cpp
index 67fbfdf1..e94f9b57 100644
--- a/src/common/QskPlatform.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QskPlatform.cpp
@@ -42,16 +42,10 @@ const QPlatformIntegration* qskPlatformIntegration()
 
 bool qskMaybeDesktopPlatform()
 {
-    // this is what QC2 is doing for menus ?
-
-#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 15, 0 )
-#if !QT_CONFIG(cursor)
-    return false;
-#endif
-#endif
-
+#if QT_CONFIG(cursor)
     if ( const auto platform = QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration() )
         return platform->hasCapability( QPlatformIntegration::MultipleWindows );
+#endif
 
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
index 9c1389f9..249765e4 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QskColorFilter.h>
 #include <QskSkinlet.h>
 #include <QskEvent.h>
+#include <QskPlatform.h>
 
 #include <qvector.h>
 #include <qvariant.h>
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ QskMenu::~QskMenu()
 // has no effect as we do not offer submenus yet. TODO ...
 bool QskMenu::isCascading() const
 {
-    return flagHint( QskMenu::Panel | QskAspect::Style );
+    return flagHint( QskMenu::Panel | QskAspect::Style, qskMaybeDesktopPlatform() );
 }
 
 void QskMenu::setCascading( bool on )