diff --git a/private/menu.rkt b/private/menu.rkt
index 1b3fda8..f36f55f 100644
--- a/private/menu.rkt
+++ b/private/menu.rkt
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
       (when (symbol? (car items))
         (set! menu-id (car items))
         (set! items (cdr items)))
+      (when (list? (car items))
+        (set! items (car items)))
       (make-ww-menu menu-id items)))
 
   (define (menu-item id title