diff --git a/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
index 2f2b0d2cba7..2fb4e3fe1bc 100644
--- a/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ EditorAutoloadSettings::EditorAutoloadSettings() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!info.is_singleton && !info.in_editor) {
+		if (!info.is_singleton && !info.in_editor && info.node != NULL) {
 			memdelete(info.node);
 			info.node = NULL;
 		}