diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp
index 750a172d1ea..68e3d42eebe 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ void EditorResourcePreview::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("preview_invalidated",PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING,"path")));
 }
 
-bool EditorResourcePreview::check_for_invalidation(const String& p_path) {
+void EditorResourcePreview::check_for_invalidation(const String& p_path) {
 
 	preview_mutex->lock();
 
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_resource_preview.h b/tools/editor/editor_resource_preview.h
index fed8f129ed6..51a00965eb5 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_resource_preview.h
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_resource_preview.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public:
 	void queue_edited_resource_preview(const Ref<Resource>& p_path, Object* p_receiver, const StringName& p_receiver_func, const Variant& p_userdata);
 
 	void add_preview_generator(const Ref<EditorResourcePreviewGenerator>& p_generator);
-	bool check_for_invalidation(const String& p_path);
+	void check_for_invalidation(const String& p_path);
 
 	EditorResourcePreview();
 	~EditorResourcePreview();