diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.module b/modules/menu/menu.module
index 3edf158..84c6fac 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.module
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.module
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ function menu_node_delete($node) {
 function menu_node_prepare($node) {
   if (empty($node->menu)) {
     // Prepare the node for the edit form so that $node->menu always exists.
-    $menu_name = variable_get('menu_parent_' . $node->type, 'main-menu:0');
+    $menu_name = strtok(variable_get('menu_parent_' . $node->type, 'main-menu:0'), ':');
     $item = array();
     if (isset($node->nid)) {
       // Give priority to the default menu