diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index 377620af642..5dd09116945 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -2581,10 +2581,14 @@ void Node::print_orphan_nodes() {
 }
 
 void Node::queue_free() {
+	// There are users which instantiate multiple scene trees for their games.
+	// Use the node's own tree to handle its deletion when relevant.
 	if (is_inside_tree()) {
 		get_tree()->queue_delete(this);
 	} else {
-		SceneTree::get_singleton()->queue_delete(this);
+		SceneTree *tree = SceneTree::get_singleton();
+		ERR_FAIL_NULL_MSG(tree, "Can't queue free a node when no SceneTree is available.");
+		tree->queue_delete(this);
 	}
 }