diff --git a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
index b1d591d0f35..b6d1b92f9f6 100644
--- a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ void EditorFileSystem::_scan_filesystem() {
 					cpath = name;
 
 				} else {
-					Vector<String> split = l.split("::");
+					// The last section (deps) may contain the same splitter, so limit the maxsplit to 8 to get the complete deps.
+					Vector<String> split = l.split("::", true, 8);
 					ERR_CONTINUE(split.size() < 9);
 					String name = split[0];
 					String file;