diff --git a/modules/gdnative/pluginscript/pluginscript_script.cpp b/modules/gdnative/pluginscript/pluginscript_script.cpp
index 5e46014849f..fe22dc2060d 100644
--- a/modules/gdnative/pluginscript/pluginscript_script.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdnative/pluginscript/pluginscript_script.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ ScriptInstance *PluginScript::instance_create(Object *p_this) {
 }
 
 bool PluginScript::instance_has(const Object *p_this) const {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!_language, false);
+
 	_language->lock();
 	bool hasit = _instances.has((Object *)p_this);
 	_language->unlock();