diff --git a/getting_started/step_by_step/your_first_game.rst b/getting_started/step_by_step/your_first_game.rst
index dff6a9058..14288af81 100644
--- a/getting_started/step_by_step/your_first_game.rst
+++ b/getting_started/step_by_step/your_first_game.rst
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ Add this code to the function:
     {
         Hide(); // Player disappears after being hit.
         EmitSignal("Hit");
-        GetNode<CollisionShape2D>("CollisionShape2D").Disabled = true;
+        GetNode<CollisionShape2D>("CollisionShape2D").SetDeferred("disabled", true);
     }
 
 Each time an enemy hits the player, the signal is going to be emitted. We need