diff --git a/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp b/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
index 76552575da2..5eb1d2ec6ca 100644
--- a/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ Error ResourceImporterScene::import(const String &p_source_file, const String &p
 
 	String root_type = p_options["nodes/root_type"];
 
-	if (scene->get_class() != root_type) {
+	if (root_type != "Spatial") {
 		Node *base_node = Object::cast_to<Node>(ClassDB::instance(root_type));
 
 		if (base_node) {