diff --git a/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.cpp b/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
index f4dc71802bf..a2122a48ff2 100644
--- a/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ Node *EditorAutoloadSettings::_create_autoload(const String &p_path) {
 		// Cache the scene reference before loading it (for cyclic references)
 		Ref<PackedScene> scn;
 		scn.instantiate();
-		scn->set_path(p_path);
+		scn->set_path(ResourceUID::ensure_path(p_path));
 		scn->reload_from_file();
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(scn.is_null(), nullptr, vformat("Failed to create an autoload, can't load from UID or path: %s.", p_path));