diff --git a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
index e203ff7ae68..228d036839e 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ uint64_t FileAccessUnix::_get_modified_time(const String &p_file) {
 	if (!err) {
 		return flags.st_mtime;
 	} else {
-		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(0, "Failed to get modified time for: " + p_file + ".");
+		print_verbose("Failed to get modified time for: " + p_file + "");
+		return 0;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/windows/file_access_windows.cpp b/drivers/windows/file_access_windows.cpp
index 50c4bd7d204..f9886693667 100644
--- a/drivers/windows/file_access_windows.cpp
+++ b/drivers/windows/file_access_windows.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ uint64_t FileAccessWindows::_get_modified_time(const String &p_file) {
 	if (rv == 0) {
 		return st.st_mtime;
 	} else {
-		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(0, "Failed to get modified time for: " + file + ".");
+		print_verbose("Failed to get modified time for: " + p_file + "");
+		return 0;
 	}
 }