diff --git a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
index 601f0ad7354..1837b23a0bf 100644
--- a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ bool EditorPropertyRevert::get_instanced_node_original_property(Node *p_node, co
 		node = node->get_owner();
 	}
 
-	if (!found && node) {
+	if (!found && p_node) {
 		//if not found, try default class value
-		Variant attempt = ClassDB::class_get_default_property_value(node->get_class_name(), p_prop);
+		Variant attempt = ClassDB::class_get_default_property_value(p_node->get_class_name(), p_prop);
 		if (attempt.get_type() != Variant::NIL) {
 			found = true;
 			value = attempt;