diff --git a/core/app/views/shared/_menu_branch.html.erb b/core/app/views/shared/_menu_branch.html.erb
index 448a65934d..cf31bdadc0 100644
--- a/core/app/views/shared/_menu_branch.html.erb
+++ b/core/app/views/shared/_menu_branch.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   if !!local_assigns[:apply_css] and (classes = menu_branch_css(local_assigns)).any?
     css = "class='#{classes.join(' ')}'".html_safe
   end
-  dom_id = "id='item_#{menu_branch_counter}'".html_safe
+  dom_id = "id='item_#{menu_branch_counter}'".html_safe if menu_branch.parent_id.nil?
 
   children = menu_branch.children.live.in_menu unless hide_children
 -%>