diff --git a/src/components/Menu/MenuItem/MenuItem.jsx b/src/components/Menu/MenuItem/MenuItem.jsx
index 00bdb4e891..2a55b44566 100644
--- a/src/components/Menu/MenuItem/MenuItem.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Menu/MenuItem/MenuItem.jsx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const MenuItem = forwardRef(
     }, [isActive, referenceElement, shouldScrollMenu]);
 
     const isMouseEnter = useMenuItemMouseEvents(
-      ref,
+      referenceElementRef,
       resetOpenSubMenuIndex,
       setSubMenuIsOpenByIndex,
       isActive,