diff --git a/scene/2d/camera_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/camera_2d.cpp
index 48445496aaa..e7003ab98bb 100644
--- a/scene/2d/camera_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/camera_2d.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void Camera2D::_update_scroll() {
 	if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
 		queue_redraw();
 		// Only set viewport transform when not bound to the main viewport.
-		if (get_viewport() == get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root()->get_viewport()) {
+		if (get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root() && get_viewport() == get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root()->get_viewport()) {
 			return;
 		}
 	}