diff --git a/components/menu/MenuItem.tsx b/components/menu/MenuItem.tsx
index 053791ab2f..542b8bd67f 100644
--- a/components/menu/MenuItem.tsx
+++ b/components/menu/MenuItem.tsx
@@ -18,17 +18,13 @@ class MenuItem extends React.Component<any, any> {
   render() {
     const { inlineCollapsed } = this.context;
     const props = this.props;
-    const item = <Item {...props} ref={this.saveMenuItem} />;
-    if (inlineCollapsed && props.level === 1) {
-      return <Tooltip
-        title={props.children}
-        placement="right"
-        overlayClassName={`${props.rootPrefixCls}-inline-collapsed-tooltip`}
-      >
-        {item}
-      </Tooltip>;
-    }
-    return item;
+    return <Tooltip
+      title={inlineCollapsed && props.level === 1 ? props.children : ''}
+      placement="right"
+      overlayClassName={`${props.rootPrefixCls}-inline-collapsed-tooltip`}
+    >
+      <Item {...props} ref={this.saveMenuItem} />
+    </Tooltip>;
   }
 }