diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/CommandMenu.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/CommandMenu.as
index 2268717e..2a7828c1 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/CommandMenu.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/CommandMenu.as
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public class CommandMenu extends Menu
         }
         if (_upping) {
             var displayObj :DisplayObject = DisplayObject(row);
-            var rowLoc :Point = displayObj.localToGlobal(new Point(row.x, row.y));
+            var rowLoc :Point = displayObj.localToGlobal(new Point());
             submenu.y = rowLoc.y - submenu.getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight() + displayObj.height;
         }