diff --git a/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.cpp b/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.cpp
index 6f43106ea98..91ce9704dd5 100644
--- a/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.cpp
@@ -157,9 +157,13 @@ void CanvasItemMaterial::flush_changes() {
 }
 
 void CanvasItemMaterial::_queue_shader_change() {
+	if (!_is_initialized()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	MutexLock lock(material_mutex);
 
-	if (_is_initialized() && !element.in_list()) {
+	if (!element.in_list()) {
 		dirty_materials.add(&element);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scene/resources/material.cpp b/scene/resources/material.cpp
index 5cdb7602d47..aa4b1aef322 100644
--- a/scene/resources/material.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/material.cpp
@@ -1970,9 +1970,13 @@ void BaseMaterial3D::flush_changes() {
 }
 
 void BaseMaterial3D::_queue_shader_change() {
+	if (!_is_initialized()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	MutexLock lock(material_mutex);
 
-	if (_is_initialized() && !element.in_list()) {
+	if (!element.in_list()) {
 		dirty_materials.add(&element);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scene/resources/particle_process_material.cpp b/scene/resources/particle_process_material.cpp
index 09bc1fa8e42..ac1242138c0 100644
--- a/scene/resources/particle_process_material.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/particle_process_material.cpp
@@ -1172,9 +1172,13 @@ void ParticleProcessMaterial::flush_changes() {
 }
 
 void ParticleProcessMaterial::_queue_shader_change() {
+	if (!_is_initialized()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	MutexLock lock(material_mutex);
 
-	if (_is_initialized() && !element.in_list()) {
+	if (!element.in_list()) {
 		dirty_materials.add(&element);
 	}
 }