diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a02b53540..d5ba2787c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 CHANGES IN FLTK 1.1.5rc3
 
+	- Fl_Menu_::find_item() didn't determine the menu path
+	  properly (STR #481)
 	- The build system now creates image libraries named
 	  "libfltk_name.a" instead of "libname.a" to avoid
 	  clobbering an existing installed library (STR #480)
diff --git a/src/Fl_Menu_.cxx b/src/Fl_Menu_.cxx
index 748e6bf16..c892165bd 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Menu_.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Menu_.cxx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// "$Id: Fl_Menu_.cxx,v 1.7.2.8.2.10 2004/07/27 16:02:21 easysw Exp $"
+// "$Id: Fl_Menu_.cxx,v 1.7.2.8.2.11 2004/08/09 03:16:22 easysw Exp $"
 //
 // Common menu code for the Fast Light Tool Kit (FLTK).
 //
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ Fl_Menu_::find_item(const char *name)
 	// END OF SUBMENU? Pop back one level.
 	char *ss = strrchr(menupath, '/');
 	if ( ss ) *ss = 0;
+	else menupath[0] = '\0';
 	continue;
       }
 
@@ -224,5 +225,5 @@ void Fl_Menu_::clear() {
 }
 
 //
-// End of "$Id: Fl_Menu_.cxx,v 1.7.2.8.2.10 2004/07/27 16:02:21 easysw Exp $".
+// End of "$Id: Fl_Menu_.cxx,v 1.7.2.8.2.11 2004/08/09 03:16:22 easysw Exp $".
 //