diff --git a/wp-admin/menu.php b/wp-admin/menu.php
index 439cd90915..84c92f61e5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ if ( !empty($update_plugins->response) )
$menu_perms = get_site_option('menu_items', array());
if ( is_super_admin() || ( is_multisite() && isset($menu_perms['plugins']) && $menu_perms['plugins'] ) ) {
- $menu[65] = array( sprintf( __('Plugins %s'), "" . number_format_i18n($update_count) . "" ), 'activate_plugins', 'plugins.php', '', 'menu-top menu-icon-plugins', 'menu-plugins', 'div' );
+ $count = "" . number_format_i18n($update_count) . "";
+ if ( is_multisite() )
+ $count = '';
+ $menu[65] = array( sprintf( __('Plugins %s'), $count ), 'activate_plugins', 'plugins.php', '', 'menu-top menu-icon-plugins', 'menu-plugins', 'div' );
$submenu['plugins.php'][5] = array( __('Plugins'), 'activate_plugins', 'plugins.php' );
/* translators: add new plugin */
$submenu['plugins.php'][10] = array(_x('Add New', 'plugin'), 'install_plugins', 'plugin-install.php');