diff --git a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
index 54d1d4012d..1b1cc3fbdb 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Recent_Comments extends WP_Widget {
 			add_action( 'wp_head', array(&$this, 'recent_comments_style') );
 
 		add_action( 'comment_post', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
-		add_action( 'wp_set_comment_status', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
+		add_action( 'transition_comment_status', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
 	}
 
 	function recent_comments_style() { ?>