diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
index b91590d682..3e5c4d573f 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ BMenuField::MouseDown(BPoint where)
 
 	BRect bounds = fMenuBar->ConvertFromParent(Bounds());
 
-	fMenuBar->StartMenuBar(0, false, true, &bounds);
+	fMenuBar->StartMenuBar(-1, false, true, &bounds);
 
 	fMenuTaskID = spawn_thread((thread_func)MenuTask, "_m_task_",
 		B_NORMAL_PRIORITY, this);