diff -u b/core/modules/user/user.module b/core/modules/user/user.module
--- b/core/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.module
@@ -1507,11 +1507,7 @@
  */
 function user_menu_title() {
   if (!user_is_logged_in()) {
-    $item = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
-    if (!isset($item)) {
-      $item = menu_get_item();
-    }
-    switch ($item['path']) {
+    switch (current_path()) {
       case 'user' :
       case 'user/login' :
         return t('Login');