diff --git a/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c b/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c
index c6490ad2b2..59c072104a 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c
@@ -963,15 +963,15 @@ end_element (GMarkupParseContext *context,
   else if (strcmp (element_name, "interface") == 0)
     {
     }
-  else if (strcmp (element_name, "menu") == 0)
-    {
-      _gtk_builder_menu_end (data);
-    }
   else if (data->requested_objects && !data->inside_requested_object)
     {
       /* If outside a requested object, simply ignore this tag */
       return;
     }
+  else if (strcmp (element_name, "menu") == 0)
+    {
+      _gtk_builder_menu_end (data);
+    }
   else if (strcmp (element_name, "object") == 0)
     {
       ObjectInfo *object_info = state_pop_info (data, ObjectInfo);