diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/menu.c b/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/menu.c
index 2cb3f0738fa..6113bfee9f2 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/menu.c
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/menu.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ IntGetMenuDefaultItem(PMENU MenuObject, UINT fByPos, UINT gmdiFlags, DWORD *gism
    if ( (!(GMDI_USEDISABLED & gmdiFlags)) && (MenuItem->fState & MFS_DISABLED )) return -1;
 
    /* search rekursiv when needed */
-   if ( (MenuItem->fType & MF_POPUP) && (gmdiFlags & GMDI_GOINTOPOPUPS) && MenuItem->spSubMenu)
+   if ( (gmdiFlags & GMDI_GOINTOPOPUPS) && MenuItem->spSubMenu )
    {
       UINT ret;
       (*gismc)++;
diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/user/user32/windows/menu.c b/reactos/win32ss/user/user32/windows/menu.c
index 63b5f081a5e..11538e3dc55 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/user/user32/windows/menu.c
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/user/user32/windows/menu.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ IntGetMenuDefaultItem(PMENU Menu, BOOL fByPos, UINT gmdiFlags, DWORD *gismc)
    if ( (!(GMDI_USEDISABLED & gmdiFlags)) && (Item->fState & MFS_DISABLED )) return -1;
 
    /* search rekursiv when needed */
-   if ( (Item->fType & MF_POPUP) &&  (gmdiFlags & GMDI_GOINTOPOPUPS) && Item->spSubMenu)
+   if ( (gmdiFlags & GMDI_GOINTOPOPUPS) && Item->spSubMenu )
    {
       UINT ret;
       (*gismc)++;
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ static LPCSTR MENUEX_ParseResource(LPCSTR res, HMENU hMenu)
                 return NULL;
             }
             mii.fMask |= MIIM_SUBMENU;
+            mii.fType |= MF_POPUP;
         }
         else if (!mii.dwTypeData[0] && !(mii.fType & MF_SEPARATOR))
         {