diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
index da294b2cc8..69edfb823a 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ BMenuField::MouseDown(BPoint where)
 
 	BRect bounds = fMenuBar->ConvertFromParent(Bounds());
 
-	fMenuBar->StartMenuBar(-1, false, true, &bounds);
+	fMenuBar->StartMenuBar(0, false, true, &bounds);
 
 	fMenuTaskID = spawn_thread((thread_func)MenuTask, "_m_task_", B_NORMAL_PRIORITY, this);
 	if (fMenuTaskID)