dll/win32/shell32/CDefView.cpp | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/CDefView.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/CDefView.cpp
index a152ac6c263..60fc08b8c7c 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/CDefView.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/CDefView.cpp
@@ -1306,6 +1306,7 @@ UINT ReallyGetMenuItemID(HMENU hmenu, int i)
 
 HRESULT CDefView::FillFileMenu()
 {
+    HRESULT hr;
     HMENU hFileMenu = GetSubmenuByID(m_hMenu, FCIDM_MENU_FILE);
     if (!hFileMenu)
         return E_FAIL;
@@ -1321,7 +1322,8 @@ HRESULT CDefView::FillFileMenu()
     m_cidl = m_ListView.GetSelectedCount();
 
     /* Store the context menu in m_pCM and keep it in order to invoke the selected command later on */
-    HRESULT hr = GetItemObject((m_cidl ? SVGIO_SELECTION : SVGIO_BACKGROUND),
+    if (m_pCM == NULL)
+        hr = GetItemObject((m_cidl ? SVGIO_SELECTION : SVGIO_BACKGROUND),
                                IID_PPV_ARG(IContextMenu, &m_pCM));
     if (FAILED_UNEXPECTEDLY(hr))
         return hr;