diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_regions.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_regions.c
index 4a9eb8113fe..4ecaec61053 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_regions.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_regions.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static MenuData *decompose_menu_string(const char *str)
 				*s= '\0';
 				s++;
 			} else if (s[1]=='t') {
-				nitem_is_title= 1;
+				nitem_is_title= (s[2] != '|'); /* check for empty title */
 
 				*s= '\0';
 				s++;
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_props.c b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_props.c
index a3d5bc99ad8..04c64bcbd3c 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_props.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_props.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ static EnumPropertyItem *enum_items_from_py(PyObject *seq_fast, PyObject *def, i
 
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			             "EnumProperty(..., default=\'%s\'): not found in enum members",
-			             def);
+			             def_cmp);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}