diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 52f432135ec1..ce7e71cb92cb 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -3692,7 +3692,7 @@ void EditorNode::_set_current_scene_nocheck(int p_idx) {
 	_edit_current(true);
 
 	_update_title();
-	scene_tabs->update_scene_tabs();
+	callable_mp(scene_tabs, &EditorSceneTabs::update_scene_tabs).call_deferred();
 
 	if (tabs_to_close.is_empty()) {
 		call_deferred(SNAME("_set_main_scene_state"), state, get_edited_scene()); // Do after everything else is done setting up.