diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Slot.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Slot.ts
index 440590239d..de866ed882 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Slot.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Slot.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export default class SlotWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		if (this.dependencies.size > 1) update_conditions = `(${update_conditions})`;
 
 		block.builders.update.addBlock(deindent`
-			if (${slot} && ${update_conditions}) {
+			if (${slot} && ${slot}.p && ${update_conditions}) {
 				${slot}.p(@assign(@assign({}, ${get_slot_changes}(changed)), ctx.$$scope.changed), @get_slot_context(${slot_definition}, ctx, ${get_slot_context}));
 			}
 		`);
@@ -150,4 +150,4 @@ export default class SlotWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			`if (${slot}) ${slot}.d(detach);`
 		);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}