diff --git a/scene/gui/control.cpp b/scene/gui/control.cpp
index fafbcf0c556..8b4d5d49807 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/control.cpp
@@ -2221,9 +2221,11 @@ void Control::_modal_stack_remove() {
 	if (!data.MI)
 		return;
 
-	get_viewport()->_gui_remove_from_modal_stack(data.MI, data.modal_prev_focus_owner);
-
+	List<Control *>::Element *element = data.MI;
 	data.MI = NULL;
+
+	get_viewport()->_gui_remove_from_modal_stack(element, data.modal_prev_focus_owner);
+
 	data.modal_prev_focus_owner = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/main/viewport.cpp b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
index 52ef2253643..95536bbb235 100644
--- a/scene/main/viewport.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
@@ -2374,7 +2374,6 @@ void Viewport::_gui_remove_from_modal_stack(List<Control *>::Element *MI, Object
 	List<Control *>::Element *next = MI->next();
 
 	gui.modal_stack.erase(MI);
-	MI = NULL;
 
 	if (p_prev_focus_owner) {