diff --git a/scene/3d/navigation_agent.cpp b/scene/3d/navigation_agent.cpp
index 4400b756b..4d2e4177e 100644
--- a/scene/3d/navigation_agent.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/navigation_agent.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void NavigationAgent::_notification(int p_what) {
 			set_agent_parent(get_parent());
 			set_physics_process_internal(true);
 
-			if (avoidance_enabled) {
+			if (agent_parent && avoidance_enabled) {
 				NavigationServer::get_singleton()->agent_set_position(agent, agent_parent->get_global_transform().origin);
 			}