diff --git a/core/includes/menu.inc b/core/includes/menu.inc
index b096a04..5a3cd1c 100644
--- a/core/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/core/includes/menu.inc
@@ -1027,11 +1027,11 @@ function menu_item_route_access(Route $route, $href, &$map) {
  *   See menu_get_item() for more on this. Defaults to the current path.
  */
 function menu_get_object($type = 'node', $position = 1, $path = NULL) {
+  $router_item = menu_get_item($path);
   if (empty($router_item['map'][$position])) {
     return;
   }
 
-  $router_item = menu_get_item($path);
   if (isset($router_item['load_functions'][$position]) && $router_item['load_functions'][$position] == $type . '_load') {
     return $router_item['map'][$position];
   }