diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
index c48ea54..c84962d 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
@@ -185,21 +185,18 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     );
 
     // Set up defaults for menu links that already exist.
-    $default_langcode = $menu_link->langcode;
     $language_show = FALSE;
 
-    if ($menu_link->isNew()) {
-      // Adding a new menu link, use the default from language settings config.
-      if ($this->moduleHandler->moduleExists('language')) {
-        $language_configuration = language_get_default_configuration('menu_link', $menu_link->bundle());
-        $default_langcode = $language_configuration['langcode'];
-        $language_show = $language_configuration['language_show'];
-      }
-      // If there are no default language settings for menu links of this menu,
-      // default to the language of the menu.
-      else {
-        $default_langcode = entity_load('menu', $menu_link->menu_name)->langcode;
-      }
+    // Adding a new menu link, use the default from language settings config.
+    if ($this->moduleHandler->moduleExists('language')) {
+      $language_configuration = language_get_default_configuration('menu_link', $menu_link->bundle());
+      $default_langcode = ($menu_link->isNew()) ? $menu_link->langcode : $language_configuration['langcode'];
+      $language_show = $language_configuration['language_show'];
+    }
+    // If there are no default language settings for menu links of this menu,
+    // default to the language of the menu.
+    else {
+      $default_langcode = ($menu_link->isNew()) ? $menu_link->langcode : entity_load('menu', $menu_link->menu_name)->langcode;
     }
 
     $form['langcode'] = array(