--- a/QScintilla/SpellChecker.py	Wed Dec 22 17:32:24 2010 +0100
+++ b/QScintilla/SpellChecker.py	Mon Dec 27 15:30:30 2010 +0100
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
             The string should be in language locale format (e.g. en_US, de).
         @keyparam checkRegion reference to a function to check for a valid region
         """
+        QObject.__init__(self, editor)
+        
         self.editor = editor
         self.indicator = indicator
         if defaultLanguage is not None: