diff --git a/src/menu/menu.c b/src/menu/menu.c
index 0009861d..69527ce0 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu/menu.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ fill_menu(struct server *server, struct menu *parent, xmlNode *n)
 		}
 
 		struct menuitem *item = item_create(parent, menu->label,
-			parent->icon_name, true);
+			icon_name ? icon_name : menu->icon_name, true);
 		item->submenu = menu;
 	}
 error: