diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 2a28308256b..43919f5f96c 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ void EditorSettings::create() {
 		String config_file_name = "editor_settings-" + itos(VERSION_MAJOR) + ".tres";
 		config_file_path = config_dir.plus_file(config_file_name);
 		if (!dir->file_exists(config_file_name)) {
+			memdelete(dir);
 			goto fail;
 		}