diff --git a/includes/menu.inc b/includes/menu.inc
index b25a374..65af012 100644
--- a/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/includes/menu.inc
@@ -1592,6 +1592,7 @@ function _menu_tree_data(&$links, $parents, $depth) {
  * Preprocesses the rendered tree for theme_menu_tree().
  */
 function template_preprocess_menu_tree(&$variables) {
+  $variables['#tree'] = $variables['tree'];
   $variables['tree'] = $variables['tree']['#children'];
 }