diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_1d.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_1d.cpp
index 4716a8fcec3..acbc892d478 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_1d.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_1d.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,13 @@ AnimationNode::NodeTimeInfo AnimationNodeBlendSpace1D::_process(const AnimationM
 				Ref<AnimationNodeAnimation> na_c = static_cast<Ref<AnimationNodeAnimation>>(blend_points[cur_closest].node);
 				Ref<AnimationNodeAnimation> na_n = static_cast<Ref<AnimationNodeAnimation>>(blend_points[new_closest].node);
 				if (na_c.is_valid() && na_n.is_valid()) {
+					na_n->process_state = process_state;
+					na_c->process_state = process_state;
+
 					na_n->set_backward(na_c->is_backward());
+
+					na_n = nullptr;
+					na_c = nullptr;
 				}
 				// See how much animation remains.
 				pi.seeked = false;
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_2d.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_2d.cpp
index 7399fea3171..ee1d4121d59 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_2d.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,13 @@ AnimationNode::NodeTimeInfo AnimationNodeBlendSpace2D::_process(const AnimationM
 				Ref<AnimationNodeAnimation> na_c = static_cast<Ref<AnimationNodeAnimation>>(blend_points[cur_closest].node);
 				Ref<AnimationNodeAnimation> na_n = static_cast<Ref<AnimationNodeAnimation>>(blend_points[new_closest].node);
 				if (na_c.is_valid() && na_n.is_valid()) {
+					na_n->process_state = process_state;
+					na_c->process_state = process_state;
+
 					na_n->set_backward(na_c->is_backward());
+
+					na_n = nullptr;
+					na_c = nullptr;
 				}
 				// See how much animation remains.
 				pi.seeked = false;