diff --git a/src/menu.cpp b/src/menu.cpp
index 1a52968..c57cd0b 100644
--- a/src/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu.cpp
@@ -818,21 +818,21 @@ void Menu::readLinks()
 		int correct = (i>sections.size() ? iSection : i);
 		string const& section = sections[correct];
 
-		readLinksOfSection(GMENU2X_SYSTEM_DIR "/sections/" + section, i);
-		readLinksOfSection(GMenu2X::getHome() + "/sections/" + section, i);
+		readLinksOfSection(
+				links[i], GMENU2X_SYSTEM_DIR "/sections/" + section, false);
+		readLinksOfSection(
+				links[i], GMenu2X::getHome() + "/sections/" + section, true);
 	}
 
 	orderLinks();
 }
 
-void Menu::readLinksOfSection(std::string const& path, uint i)
+void Menu::readLinksOfSection(
+		vector<Link*>& links, string const& path, bool deletable)
 {
 	DIR *dirp = opendir(path.c_str());
 	if (!dirp) return;
 
-	// Check whether link files in this directory could be deleted.
-	bool deletable = access(path.c_str(), W_OK) == 0;
-
 	while (struct dirent *dptr = readdir(dirp)) {
 		if (dptr->d_type != DT_REG) continue;
 		string linkfile = path + '/' + dptr->d_name;
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ void Menu::readLinksOfSection(std::string const& path, uint i)
 			link->setSize(
 					gmenu2x->skinConfInt["linkWidth"],
 					gmenu2x->skinConfInt["linkHeight"]);
-			links[i].push_back(link);
+			links.push_back(link);
 		} else {
 			delete link;
 		}
diff --git a/src/menu.h b/src/menu.h
index 0d91cdf..ca07315 100644
--- a/src/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu.h
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ private:
 #endif
 
 	// Load all the links on the given section directory.
-	void readLinksOfSection(std::string const& path, uint i);
+	void readLinksOfSection(std::vector<Link*>& links,
+							std::string const& path, bool deletable);
 
 	void decSectionIndex();
 	void incSectionIndex();