diff --git a/lib/redmine/menu_manager.rb b/lib/redmine/menu_manager.rb
index 353a1f3a8..d6688ffe2 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/menu_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/menu_manager.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ module Redmine
               item.url
             end
             caption = item.caption(project)
-            caption = l_or_humanize(caption, :prefix => 'label_') if caption.is_a?(Symbol)
             if block_given?
               yield item, caption, url, (current_menu_item == item.name)
             else
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ module Redmine
         @url = url
         @condition = options[:if]
         @param = options[:param] || :id
-        @caption = options[:caption] || @name
+        @caption = options[:caption]
         @html_options = options[:html] || {}
         # Adds a unique class to each menu item based on its name
         @html_options[:class] = [@html_options[:class], @name.to_s.dasherize].compact.join(' ')
@@ -198,7 +197,11 @@ module Redmine
           c = @name.to_s.humanize if c.blank?
           c
         else
-          @caption
+          if @caption.nil?
+            l_or_humanize(name, :prefix => 'label_')
+          else
+            @caption.is_a?(Symbol) ? l(@caption) : @caption
+          end
         end
       end