diff --git a/controls/menu.c b/controls/menu.c
index 1f97aaee4b2..8caf80af354 100644
--- a/controls/menu.c
+++ b/controls/menu.c
@@ -2861,7 +2861,7 @@ void MENU_TrackKbdMenuBar( WND* wndPtr, UINT wParam, INT vkey)
 
     /* find window that has a menu */
  
-    while( wndPtr->dwStyle & WS_CHILD && !(wndPtr->dwStyle & WS_SYSMENU) )
+    while( wndPtr->dwStyle & WS_CHILD)
 	if( !(wndPtr = wndPtr->parent) ) return;
 
     /* check if we have to track a system menu */
diff --git a/windows/mdi.c b/windows/mdi.c
index c647daf749e..ca1bbbbd6fd 100644
--- a/windows/mdi.c
+++ b/windows/mdi.c
@@ -1611,8 +1611,6 @@ LRESULT WINAPI DefMDIChildProc16( HWND16 hwnd, UINT16 message,
       case WM_MENUCHAR:
 
 	/* MDI children don't have menu bars */
-	PostMessage16( clientWnd->parent->hwndSelf, WM_SYSCOMMAND, 
-                       (WPARAM16)SC_KEYMENU, (LPARAM)wParam);
         retvalue = 0x00010000L;
         goto END;
 
@@ -1689,8 +1687,6 @@ LRESULT WINAPI DefMDIChildProcA( HWND hwnd, UINT message,
       case WM_MENUCHAR:
 
 	/* MDI children don't have menu bars */
-	PostMessage16( clientWnd->parent->hwndSelf, WM_SYSCOMMAND, 
-                       (WPARAM16)SC_KEYMENU, (LPARAM)LOWORD(wParam) );
         retvalue = 0x00010000L;
         goto END;