diff --git a/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp b/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp
index 497e4476d0e..62f061c9c07 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp
@@ -8190,25 +8190,27 @@ Error ShaderLanguage::_parse_shader(const HashMap<StringName, FunctionInfo> &p_f
 			};
 				[[fallthrough]];
 			case TK_INSTANCE: {
+				if (tk.type == TK_INSTANCE) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
-				keyword_completion_context = CF_UNIFORM_KEYWORD;
-				if (_lookup_next(next)) {
-					if (next.type == TK_UNIFORM) {
-						keyword_completion_context ^= CF_UNIFORM_KEYWORD;
+					keyword_completion_context = CF_UNIFORM_KEYWORD;
+					if (_lookup_next(next)) {
+						if (next.type == TK_UNIFORM) {
+							keyword_completion_context ^= CF_UNIFORM_KEYWORD;
+						}
 					}
-				}
 #endif // DEBUG_ENABLED
-				if (String(shader_type_identifier) != "spatial") {
-					_set_error(vformat(RTR("Uniform instances are not yet implemented for '%s' shaders."), shader_type_identifier));
-					return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
-				}
-				if (uniform_scope == ShaderNode::Uniform::SCOPE_LOCAL) {
-					tk = _get_token();
-					if (tk.type != TK_UNIFORM) {
-						_set_expected_after_error("uniform", "instance");
+					if (String(shader_type_identifier) != "spatial") {
+						_set_error(vformat(RTR("Uniform instances are not yet implemented for '%s' shaders."), shader_type_identifier));
 						return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 					}
-					uniform_scope = ShaderNode::Uniform::SCOPE_INSTANCE;
+					if (uniform_scope == ShaderNode::Uniform::SCOPE_LOCAL) {
+						tk = _get_token();
+						if (tk.type != TK_UNIFORM) {
+							_set_expected_after_error("uniform", "instance");
+							return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
+						}
+						uniform_scope = ShaderNode::Uniform::SCOPE_INSTANCE;
+					}
 				}
 			};
 				[[fallthrough]];