diff --git a/gtk/gtkmenu.c b/gtk/gtkmenu.c
index 068f2a3..07b8191 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmenu.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkmenu.c
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ static void     gtk_menu_set_submenu_navigation_region (GtkMenu          *menu,
 static void gtk_menu_deactivate	    (GtkMenuShell      *menu_shell);
 static void gtk_menu_show_all       (GtkWidget         *widget);
 static void gtk_menu_hide_all       (GtkWidget         *widget);
-static void gtk_menu_position       (GtkMenu           *menu);
+static void gtk_menu_position       (GtkMenu           *menu,
+                                     gboolean           set_scroll_offset);
 static void gtk_menu_reparent       (GtkMenu           *menu, 
 				     GtkWidget         *new_parent, 
 				     gboolean           unrealize);
@@ -1158,7 +1159,7 @@ menu_change_screen (GtkMenu   *menu,
   if (menu->torn_off)
     {
       gtk_window_set_screen (GTK_WINDOW (menu->tearoff_window), new_screen);
-      gtk_menu_position (menu);
+      gtk_menu_position (menu, TRUE);
     }
 
   gtk_window_set_screen (GTK_WINDOW (menu->toplevel), new_screen);
@@ -1645,7 +1646,7 @@ gtk_menu_popup_for_device (GtkMenu             *menu,
 
   /* Position the menu, possibly changing the size request
    */
-  gtk_menu_position (menu);
+  gtk_menu_position (menu, TRUE);
 
   /* Compute the size of the toplevel and realize it so we
    * can scroll correctly.
@@ -2038,7 +2039,7 @@ gtk_menu_reposition (GtkMenu *menu)
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_MENU (menu));
 
   if (!menu->torn_off && gtk_widget_is_drawable (GTK_WIDGET (menu)))
-    gtk_menu_position (menu);
+    gtk_menu_position (menu, FALSE);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2220,7 +2221,7 @@ gtk_menu_set_tearoff_state (GtkMenu  *menu,
 	  gtk_menu_set_tearoff_hints (menu, gdk_window_get_width (gtk_widget_get_window (GTK_WIDGET (menu))));
 	    
 	  gtk_widget_realize (menu->tearoff_window);
-	  gtk_menu_position (menu);
+	  gtk_menu_position (menu, TRUE);
 	  
 	  gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (menu));
 	  gtk_widget_show (menu->tearoff_window);
@@ -4499,7 +4500,8 @@ gtk_menu_deactivate (GtkMenuShell *menu_shell)
 }
 
 static void
-gtk_menu_position (GtkMenu *menu)
+gtk_menu_position (GtkMenu  *menu,
+                   gboolean  set_scroll_offset)
 {
   GtkWidget *widget;
   GtkRequisition requisition;
@@ -4731,7 +4733,8 @@ gtk_menu_position (GtkMenu *menu)
 			 requisition.width, requisition.height);
     }
 
-  menu->scroll_offset = scroll_offset;
+  if (set_scroll_offset)
+    menu->scroll_offset = scroll_offset;
 }
 
 static void
