diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Entity/MenuLink.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Entity/MenuLink.php
index a85d901..ba47151 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Entity/MenuLink.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Entity/MenuLink.php
@@ -371,16 +371,14 @@ public function setRouteObject(Route $route) {
    */
   public function reset() {
     // To reset the link to its original values, we need to retrieve its
-    // definition from hook_default_menu_links(). Otherwise, for example, the
-    // link's menu would not be reset, because properties like the original
-    // 'menu_name' are not stored anywhere else. Since resetting a link happens
-    // rarely and this is a one-time operation, retrieving the full menu router
-    // does little harm.
+    // definition from hook_menu(). Otherwise, for example, the link's menu
+    // would not be reset, because properties like the original 'menu_name' are
+    // not stored anywhere else. Since resetting a link happens rarely and this
+    // is a one-time operation, retrieving the full menu router does no harm.
     // @todo Decide whether we want to keep the reset functionality.
     $all_links = menu_get_default_links();
     $original = $all_links[$this->machine_name];
-    $storage_controller = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorageController('menu_link');
-    $new_link = $storage_controller->create($original);
+    $new_link = self::buildFromRouterItem($original);
     // Merge existing menu link's ID and 'has_children' property.
     foreach (array('mlid', 'has_children') as $key) {
       $new_link->{$key} = $this->{$key};
@@ -395,7 +393,7 @@ public function reset() {
    * This function should only be called for link data from
    * hook_default_menu_links().
    */
-  public static function preCreate(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_controller, array &$item) {
+  public static function buildFromRouterItem(array $item) {
     // Suggested items are disabled by default.
     $item += array(
       'type' => MENU_NORMAL_ITEM,
@@ -408,6 +406,13 @@ public static function preCreate(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_contr
     // Note, we set this as 'system', so that we can be sure to distinguish all
     // the menu links generated automatically from entries in {menu_router}.
     $item['module'] = 'system';
+    $item += array(
+      'link_title' => $item['title'],
+      'link_path' => $item['path'],
+      'options' => empty($item['description']) ? array() : array('attributes' => array('title' => $item['description'])),
+    );
+    return \Drupal::entityManager()
+      ->getStorageController('menu_link')->create($item);
   }
 
   /**