diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9b40223ee..bb05427c8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-01-19 Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
+
+	* Source/NSMenu.m (-initWithCoder:): Use YES as default value for
+	AutoenablesItems.
+
 2010-01-18 Riccardo Mottola <rmottola@users.sf.net>
 
 	* Source/NSImage.m: _useFromFile: make extension checking case
diff --git a/Source/NSMenu.m b/Source/NSMenu.m
index d29fb634b..c21896683 100644
--- a/Source/NSMenu.m
+++ b/Source/NSMenu.m
@@ -612,7 +612,9 @@ static BOOL menuBarVisible = YES;
 {
   NSMenuView *menuRep;
 
-  [super init];
+  self = [super init];
+  if (!self)
+    return nil;
 
   // Keep the title.
   ASSIGN(_title, aTitle);
@@ -1567,11 +1569,11 @@ static BOOL menuBarVisible = YES;
       //
       if ([aDecoder containsValueForKey: @"NSNoAutoenable"])
         {
-	  dAuto = ([aDecoder decodeBoolForKey: @"NSNoAutoenable"] == NO) ? YES : NO;
+	  dAuto = ![aDecoder decodeBoolForKey: @"NSNoAutoenable"];
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  dAuto = NO;
+	  dAuto = YES;
 	}
       dTitle = [aDecoder decodeObjectForKey: @"NSTitle"];
       dItems = [aDecoder decodeObjectForKey: @"NSMenuItems"];