diff --git a/src/haiku_support.cc b/src/haiku_support.cc
index 12934faa1c8..80c3ba3331d 100644
--- a/src/haiku_support.cc
+++ b/src/haiku_support.cc
@@ -2306,7 +2306,7 @@ public:
 
     menu->PushState ();
     menu->SetFont (be_bold_font);
-    menu->SetHighColor (ui_color (B_CONTROL_TEXT_COLOR));
+    menu->SetHighColor (ui_color (B_MENU_ITEM_TEXT_COLOR));
     BMenuItem::DrawContent ();
     menu->PopState ();
   }