diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Navigation.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Navigation.php
index 46c7d71a4..15bab5a8c 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Navigation.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Navigation.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Navigation implements ArrayAccess, Countable, IteratorAggregate
         foreach (Icinga::app()->getModuleManager()->getLoadedModules() as $module) {
             $classPath = 'Icinga\\Module\\' . $module->getName() . '\\' . static::NAVIGATION_NS . '\\' . $itemType;
             if (class_exists($classPath)) {
-                $item = $classPath($name, $properties);
+                $item = new $classPath($name, $properties);
                 break;
             }
         }