diff --git a/scene/main/shader_globals_override.cpp b/scene/main/shader_globals_override.cpp
index 240e662efb9..09dfc50066d 100644
--- a/scene/main/shader_globals_override.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/shader_globals_override.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ void ShaderGlobalsOverride::_get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const
 }
 
 void ShaderGlobalsOverride::_activate() {
+	ERR_FAIL_NULL(get_tree());
 	List<Node *> nodes;
 	get_tree()->get_nodes_in_group(SceneStringNames::get_singleton()->shader_overrides_group_active, &nodes);
 	if (nodes.size() == 0) {