diff --git a/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp b/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
index 2a33f723dc8..20c494516be 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
@@ -1454,8 +1454,10 @@ Error ResourceFormatLoaderBinary::rename_dependencies(const String &p_path, cons
 	fw.unref();
 
 	Ref<DirAccess> da = DirAccess::create(DirAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
-	da->remove(p_path);
-	da->rename(p_path + ".depren", p_path);
+	if (da->exists(p_path + ".depren")) {
+		da->remove(p_path);
+		da->rename(p_path + ".depren", p_path);
+	}
 	return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp
index 3dc920c4be4..037cd32f10f 100644
--- a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp
@@ -1790,8 +1790,8 @@ Error ResourceFormatLoaderText::rename_dependencies(const String &p_path, const
 		err = loader.rename_dependencies(f, p_path, p_map);
 	}
 
-	if (err == OK) {
-		Ref<DirAccess> da = DirAccess::create(DirAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
+	Ref<DirAccess> da = DirAccess::create(DirAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
+	if (err == OK && da->file_exists(p_path + ".depren")) {
 		da->remove(p_path);
 		da->rename(p_path + ".depren", p_path);
 	}