diff --git a/includes/menu.inc b/includes/menu.inc
index 2be0903..dc8bcad 100644
--- a/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/includes/menu.inc
@@ -2510,7 +2510,7 @@ function menu_link_get_preferred($path = NULL, $selected_menu = NULL) {
             _menu_translate($candidate_item, $map);
             if ($candidate_item['access']) {
               $preferred_links[$path][$menu_name] = $candidate_item;
-              if (empty($preferred_links[$path][MENU_PREFERRED_LINK])) {
+              if (empty($preferred_links[$path][MENU_PREFERRED_LINK]) || !empty($preferred_links[$path][MENU_PREFERRED_LINK]['hidden'])) {
                 // Store the most specific link.
                 $preferred_links[$path][MENU_PREFERRED_LINK] = $candidate_item;
               }