diff --git a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.cpp b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.cpp
index 972be5f5a46..c5afb2a8f59 100644
--- a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.cpp
+++ b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.cpp
@@ -1236,6 +1236,11 @@ void VisualScriptBuiltinFunc::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(FUNC_MAX);
 }
 
+VisualScriptBuiltinFunc::VisualScriptBuiltinFunc(VisualScriptBuiltinFunc::BuiltinFunc func) {
+
+	this->func = func;
+}
+
 VisualScriptBuiltinFunc::VisualScriptBuiltinFunc() {
 
 	func = MATH_SIN;
@@ -1244,9 +1249,7 @@ VisualScriptBuiltinFunc::VisualScriptBuiltinFunc() {
 template <VisualScriptBuiltinFunc::BuiltinFunc func>
 static Ref<VisualScriptNode> create_builtin_func_node(const String &p_name) {
 
-	Ref<VisualScriptBuiltinFunc> node;
-	node.instance();
-	node->set_func(func);
+	Ref<VisualScriptBuiltinFunc> node = memnew(VisualScriptBuiltinFunc(func));
 	return node;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.h b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.h
index 97ab307039e..9e8aae15845 100644
--- a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.h
+++ b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual VisualScriptNodeInstance *instance(VisualScriptInstance *p_instance);
 
+	VisualScriptBuiltinFunc(VisualScriptBuiltinFunc::BuiltinFunc func);
 	VisualScriptBuiltinFunc();
 };