diff --git a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-menu-editor/cme/MainWindow.py b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-menu-editor/cme/MainWindow.py
index 7188dfa232..1cdbe10376 100644
--- a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-menu-editor/cme/MainWindow.py
+++ b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-menu-editor/cme/MainWindow.py
@@ -507,8 +507,7 @@ def on_menu_tree_popup_menu(self, menu_tree, event=None):
             event_time = 0
             menu_tree.grab_focus()
             menu_tree.set_cursor(path, menu_tree.get_columns()[0], 0)
-        popup = self.tree.get_object('edit_menu')
-        popup.popup(None, None, None, None, button, event_time)
+        self.popup_menu.popup(None, None, None, None, button, event_time)
         #without this shift-f10 won't work
         return True