diff --git a/scene/gui/container.cpp b/scene/gui/container.cpp
index c328022d4fd3..e867fceaf269 100644
--- a/scene/gui/container.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/container.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void Container::remove_child_notify(Node *p_child) {
 
 void Container::_sort_children() {
 	if (!is_inside_tree()) {
+		pending_sort = false;
 		return;
 	}