diff --git a/core/object/script_language.cpp b/core/object/script_language.cpp
index 6f047d80aaa..a8b0e426aea 100644
--- a/core/object/script_language.cpp
+++ b/core/object/script_language.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int ScriptServer::_language_count = 0;
 
 bool ScriptServer::scripting_enabled = true;
 bool ScriptServer::reload_scripts_on_save = false;
-bool ScriptServer::languages_finished = false;
+SafeFlag ScriptServer::languages_finished; // Used until GH-76581 is fixed properly.
 ScriptEditRequestFunction ScriptServer::edit_request_func = nullptr;
 
 void Script::_notification(int p_what) {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void ScriptServer::finish_languages() {
 		_languages[i]->finish();
 	}
 	global_classes_clear();
-	languages_finished = true;
+	languages_finished.set();
 }
 
 void ScriptServer::set_reload_scripts_on_save(bool p_enable) {
@@ -240,12 +240,18 @@ bool ScriptServer::is_reload_scripts_on_save_enabled() {
 }
 
 void ScriptServer::thread_enter() {
+	if (!languages_finished.is_set()) {
+		return;
+	}
 	for (int i = 0; i < _language_count; i++) {
 		_languages[i]->thread_enter();
 	}
 }
 
 void ScriptServer::thread_exit() {
+	if (!languages_finished.is_set()) {
+		return;
+	}
 	for (int i = 0; i < _language_count; i++) {
 		_languages[i]->thread_exit();
 	}
diff --git a/core/object/script_language.h b/core/object/script_language.h
index c22890e30a0..2b685c77a3e 100644
--- a/core/object/script_language.h
+++ b/core/object/script_language.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "core/io/resource.h"
 #include "core/templates/pair.h"
 #include "core/templates/rb_map.h"
+#include "core/templates/safe_refcount.h"
 #include "core/variant/typed_array.h"
 
 class ScriptLanguage;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ class ScriptServer {
 	static int _language_count;
 	static bool scripting_enabled;
 	static bool reload_scripts_on_save;
-	static bool languages_finished;
+	static SafeFlag languages_finished; // Used until GH-76581 is fixed properly.
 
 	struct GlobalScriptClass {
 		StringName language;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public:
 	static void init_languages();
 	static void finish_languages();
 
-	static bool are_languages_finished() { return languages_finished; }
+	static bool are_languages_finished() { return languages_finished.is_set(); }
 };
 
 class ScriptInstance;