diff --git a/components/lib/menubar/MenubarSub.js b/components/lib/menubar/MenubarSub.js
index 08c76b398b..d20d814b83 100644
--- a/components/lib/menubar/MenubarSub.js
+++ b/components/lib/menubar/MenubarSub.js
@@ -204,9 +204,7 @@ export const MenubarSub = React.memo(
                 </a>
             );
 
-            let template = getItemProp(processedItem, 'template');
-
-            if (template) {
+            if (item.template) {
                 const defaultContentOptions = {
                     className: linkClassName,
                     labelClassName: 'p-menuitem-text',
@@ -216,7 +214,7 @@ export const MenubarSub = React.memo(
                     props
                 };
 
-                content = ObjectUtils.getJSXElement(processedItem, item, defaultContentOptions);
+                content = ObjectUtils.getJSXElement(item.template, item, defaultContentOptions);
             }
 
             const contentProps = mergeProps(
diff --git a/components/lib/tieredmenu/TieredMenuSub.js b/components/lib/tieredmenu/TieredMenuSub.js
index 5a6ac57448..de0afb57a2 100644
--- a/components/lib/tieredmenu/TieredMenuSub.js
+++ b/components/lib/tieredmenu/TieredMenuSub.js
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ export const TieredMenuSub = React.memo(
             const _icon = getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon');
             const target = getItemProp(processedItem, 'target');
             const url = getItemProp(processedItem, 'url');
-            const template = getItemProp(processedItem, 'template');
             const key = getItemId(processedItem);
             const focused = isItemFocused(processedItem);
             const active = isItemActive(processedItem);
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ export const TieredMenuSub = React.memo(
                 </a>
             );
 
-            if (template) {
+            if (item.template) {
                 const defaultContentOptions = {
                     className: linkClassName,
                     labelClassName: 'p-menuitem-text',
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ export const TieredMenuSub = React.memo(
                     disabled: disabled
                 };
 
-                content = ObjectUtils.getJSXElement(template, item, defaultContentOptions);
+                content = ObjectUtils.getJSXElement(item.template, item, defaultContentOptions);
             }
 
             const contentProps = mergeProps(