diff --git a/lib/navigationlib.php b/lib/navigationlib.php
index 8046f899d4f..72db6669061 100644
--- a/lib/navigationlib.php
+++ b/lib/navigationlib.php
@@ -2652,7 +2652,7 @@ class global_navigation extends navigation_node {
             list($sql, $params) = $DB->get_in_or_equal($categoryids);
             $categories = $DB->get_recordset_select('course_categories', 'id '.$sql.' AND parent = 0', $params, 'sortorder, id');
             foreach ($categories as $category) {
-                $this->add_category($category, $this->rootnodes['mycourses']);
+                $this->add_category($category, $this->rootnodes['mycourses'], self::TYPE_MY_CATEGORY);
             }
             $categories->close();
         } else {