diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuItemImpl.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuItemImpl.java
index 08d4e8616795a..624c9e24e9451 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuItemImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuItemImpl.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public final class MenuItemImpl implements MenuItem {
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (mMenu.dispatchMenuItemSelected(mMenu.getRootMenu(), this)) {
+        if (mMenu.dispatchMenuItemSelected(mMenu, this)) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/SubMenuBuilder.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/SubMenuBuilder.java
index 92acf8cda8f5c..cf741bf5bb020 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/SubMenuBuilder.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/SubMenuBuilder.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class SubMenuBuilder extends MenuBuilder implements SubMenu {
 
     @Override
     public MenuBuilder getRootMenu() {
-        return mParentMenu;
+        return mParentMenu.getRootMenu();
     }
 
     @Override