diff --git a/widget/src/mac/nsMenuItem.cpp b/widget/src/mac/nsMenuItem.cpp
index 53d52d7d4f14..a157f4b16982 100644
--- a/widget/src/mac/nsMenuItem.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/mac/nsMenuItem.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ NS_METHOD nsMenuItem::Create(nsIMenu        *aParent,
  // Create(widget, GetNativeParent(), aLabel, aCommand);
   aParent->AddMenuItem(this);
 */
+  SetLabel(aLabel);
   return NS_OK;
 }