Index: typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php
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--- typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php	(revision 9722)
+++ typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php	(working copy)
@@ -387,9 +387,7 @@
 			$altSortFieldValue = trim($this->mconf['alternativeSortingField']);
 			$altSortField = $altSortFieldValue ? $altSortFieldValue : 'sorting';
 			if ($this->menuNumber==1 && $this->conf['special'])	{		// ... only for the FIRST level of a HMENU
-				$value = isset($this->conf['special.']['value.'])
-					? $GLOBALS['TSFE']->cObj->stdWrap($this->conf['special.']['value'], $this->conf['special.']['value.'])
-					: $this->conf['special.']['value'];
+				$value = $this->parent_cObj->stdWrap($this->conf['special.']['value'], $this->conf['special.']['value.']);
 
 				switch($this->conf['special'])	{
 					case 'userdefined':