diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
index 8b133961ae..a780be48c3 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
@@ -1095,7 +1095,9 @@ void GDScript::set_path(const String &p_path, bool p_take_over) {
 	String old_path = path;
 	path = p_path;
 	path_valid = true;
-	GDScriptCache::move_script(old_path, p_path);
+	if (is_root_script()) {
+		GDScriptCache::move_script(old_path, p_path);
+	}
 
 	for (KeyValue<StringName, Ref<GDScript>> &kv : subclasses) {
 		kv.value->set_path(p_path, p_take_over);