diff --git a/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua b/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua
index 8d7f0ae3e..4fc64f377 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function MenuSorter:sort(item_table, order)
             menu_table[order_id].id = order_id
             for order_number,order_number_id in ipairs(order_item) do
                 -- this is a submenu, mark it for later
-                if order[order_number_id] then
+                if item_table[order_number_id] ~= nil and order[order_number_id] then
                     table.insert(sub_menus, order_number_id)
                     tmp_menu_table[order_number] = {
                         id = order_number_id,