diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/ExpandedMenuView.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/ExpandedMenuView.java
index 723ece43a173d..47058adfe81e8 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/ExpandedMenuView.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/ExpandedMenuView.java
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ public final class ExpandedMenuView extends ListView implements ItemInvoker, Men
         setChildrenDrawingCacheEnabled(false);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected boolean recycleOnMeasure() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     public boolean invokeItem(MenuItemImpl item) {
         return mMenu.performItemAction(item, 0);
     }
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/ListMenuItemView.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/ListMenuItemView.java
index a1e16d492d4b0..df579c69637d4 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/ListMenuItemView.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/ListMenuItemView.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
  * The item view for each item in the ListView-based MenuViews.
  */
 public class ListMenuItemView extends LinearLayout implements MenuView.ItemView {
+    private static final String TAG = "ListMenuItemView";
     private MenuItemImpl mItemData; 
     
     private ImageView mIconView;
@@ -121,27 +122,25 @@ public class ListMenuItemView extends LinearLayout implements MenuView.ItemView
     }
 
     public void setCheckable(boolean checkable) {
-        
         if (!checkable && mRadioButton == null && mCheckBox == null) {
             return;
         }
         
-        if (mRadioButton == null) {
-            insertRadioButton();
-        }
-        if (mCheckBox == null) {
-            insertCheckBox();
-        }
-        
         // Depending on whether its exclusive check or not, the checkbox or
         // radio button will be the one in use (and the other will be otherCompoundButton)
         final CompoundButton compoundButton;
         final CompoundButton otherCompoundButton; 
 
         if (mItemData.isExclusiveCheckable()) {
+            if (mRadioButton == null) {
+                insertRadioButton();
+            }
             compoundButton = mRadioButton;
             otherCompoundButton = mCheckBox;
         } else {
+            if (mCheckBox == null) {
+                insertCheckBox();
+            }
             compoundButton = mCheckBox;
             otherCompoundButton = mRadioButton;
         }
@@ -155,12 +154,12 @@ public class ListMenuItemView extends LinearLayout implements MenuView.ItemView
             }
             
             // Make sure the other compound button isn't visible
-            if (otherCompoundButton.getVisibility() != GONE) {
+            if (otherCompoundButton != null && otherCompoundButton.getVisibility() != GONE) {
                 otherCompoundButton.setVisibility(GONE);
             }
         } else {
-            mCheckBox.setVisibility(GONE);
-            mRadioButton.setVisibility(GONE);
+            if (mCheckBox != null) mCheckBox.setVisibility(GONE);
+            if (mRadioButton != null) mRadioButton.setVisibility(GONE);
         }
     }