diff --git a/includes/menu.inc b/includes/menu.inc
index 29ade3f..0f57caa 100644
--- a/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/includes/menu.inc
@@ -928,8 +928,9 @@ function _menu_link_translate(&$item, $translate = FALSE) {
     if (!isset($item['access'])) {
       _menu_check_access($item, $map);
     }
-    // For performance, don't localize a link the user can't access.
-    if ($item['access']) {
+    // For performance, don't localize a link the user can't access or when
+    // localization has already occured.
+    if ($item['access'] && !isset($item['localized_options'])) {
       _menu_item_localize($item, $map, TRUE);
     }
   }