diff --git a/setup/compiler.class.inc.php b/setup/compiler.class.inc.php
index 394f19d9e..f4e54aff3 100644
--- a/setup/compiler.class.inc.php
+++ b/setup/compiler.class.inc.php
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ class MFCompiler
 // Menus
 //
 
+global \$__comp_menus__; // ensure that the global variable is indeed global !
+
 EOF;
 				// Preliminary: determine parent menus not defined within the current module
 				$aMenusToLoad = array();