diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 4edb1dc..293c3d6 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -1109,73 +1109,49 @@ static void selectEntry(WMenu * menu, int entry_no)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Recursively walk a menu and all of its descendants checking whether
+ * the pointer is over the entries area.  Updates *deepest_p to the
+ * deepest mapped menu under (x,y) so that sub-sub-menus (cascade-of-
+ * cascade-...) are reachable.
+ */
+static void findMenuWalk(WMenu *m, int x, int y,
+                         WMenu **deepest_p, int *dx_p, int *dy_p)
+{
+	if (!m) return;
+	if (m->flags.mapped &&
+	    x >= m->frame_x && x < m->frame_x + MENUW(m) &&
+	    y >= m->frame_y && y < m->frame_y + MENUH(m)) {
+		*deepest_p = m;
+		*dx_p = x - m->frame_x;
+		*dy_p = y - m->frame_y - m->frame->top_width;
+	}
+	if (m->brother)
+		findMenuWalk(m->brother, x, y, deepest_p, dx_p, dy_p);
+	for (int i = 0; i < m->cascade_no; i++)
+		findMenuWalk(m->cascades[i], x, y, deepest_p, dx_p, dy_p);
+}
+
 static WMenu *findMenu(WScreen * scr, int *x_ret, int *y_ret)
 {
-	WMenu *menu;
 	int x, y;
+	WMenu *deepest = NULL;
+	int dx = 0, dy = 0;
 
 	wm_backend->pointer_get_position(&x, &y);
 
-	/* Helper: check if (x,y) is inside a mapped menu */
-#define CHECK_MENU(m) do { \
-	if ((m) && (m)->flags.mapped && \
-	    x >= (m)->frame_x && x < (m)->frame_x + MENUW(m) && \
-	    y >= (m)->frame_y && y < (m)->frame_y + MENUH(m)) { \
-		*x_ret = x - (m)->frame_x; \
-		*y_ret = y - (m)->frame_y - (m)->frame->top_width; \
-		return (m); \
-	} \
-} while(0)
+	findMenuWalk(scr->root_menu,                   x, y, &deepest, &dx, &dy);
+	findMenuWalk(scr->switch_menu,                 x, y, &deepest, &dx, &dy);
+	findMenuWalk(scr->window_menu,                 x, y, &deepest, &dx, &dy);
+	findMenuWalk(scr->dock ? scr->dock->menu : NULL,
+	             x, y, &deepest, &dx, &dy);
+	findMenuWalk(scr->clip_menu,                   x, y, &deepest, &dx, &dy);
+	findMenuWalk(scr->dock_pos_menu,               x, y, &deepest, &dx, &dy);
 
-	/* Check root menu, its brother, and cascades */
-	menu = scr->root_menu;
-	if (menu) {
-		CHECK_MENU(menu);
-		CHECK_MENU(menu->brother);
-		for (int i = 0; i < menu->cascade_no; i++) {
-			CHECK_MENU(menu->cascades[i]);
-			if (menu->cascades[i])
-				CHECK_MENU(menu->cascades[i]->brother);
-		}
+	if (deepest) {
+		*x_ret = dx;
+		*y_ret = dy;
+		return deepest;
 	}
-
-	/* Check switch menu */
-	menu = scr->switch_menu;
-	CHECK_MENU(menu);
-	if (menu) CHECK_MENU(menu->brother);
-
-	/* Check window menu */
-	menu = scr->window_menu;
-	if (menu) {
-		CHECK_MENU(menu);
-		CHECK_MENU(menu->brother);
-		for (int i = 0; i < menu->cascade_no; i++) {
-			CHECK_MENU(menu->cascades[i]);
-			if (menu->cascades[i])
-				CHECK_MENU(menu->cascades[i]->brother);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* Check dock menu */
-	menu = scr->dock ? scr->dock->menu : NULL;
-	if (menu) {
-		CHECK_MENU(menu);
-		for (int i = 0; i < menu->cascade_no; i++)
-			CHECK_MENU(menu->cascades[i]);
-	}
-
-	/* Check clip menu */
-	menu = scr->clip_menu;
-	if (menu) {
-		CHECK_MENU(menu);
-		for (int i = 0; i < menu->cascade_no; i++)
-			CHECK_MENU(menu->cascades[i]);
-	}
-
-	/* Check dock position menu */
-	CHECK_MENU(scr->dock_pos_menu);
-
-#undef CHECK_MENU
 	return NULL;
 }