diff --git a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
index aa8ad55ff3b..a6fc286f353 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_gui_input_scale(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 			Point2 drag_to_local = simple_xform.xform(drag_to);
 			Point2 offset = drag_to_local - drag_from_local;
 
-			Size2 scale = canvas_item->call("get_scale");
+			Size2 scale = canvas_item->_edit_get_scale();
 			Size2 original_scale = scale;
 			real_t ratio = scale.y / scale.x;
 			if (drag_type == DRAG_SCALE_BOTH) {
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_gui_input_scale(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			canvas_item->call("set_scale", scale);
+			canvas_item->_edit_set_scale(scale);
 			return true;
 		}