diff --git a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
index 4c69584f4ae..b3f18bf8fa0 100644
--- a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ String PopupMenu::get_item_tooltip(int p_idx) const {
 
 Ref<ShortCut> PopupMenu::get_item_shortcut(int p_idx) const {
 
-	ERR_FAIL_INDEX_V(p_idx,items.size(),"");
+	ERR_FAIL_INDEX_V(p_idx,items.size(),Ref<ShortCut>());
 	return items[p_idx].shortcut;
 }