diff --git a/src/Illuminate/View/Concerns/ManagesComponents.php b/src/Illuminate/View/Concerns/ManagesComponents.php
index eea8c3c6aaa5..d523f7e8a26a 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/View/Concerns/ManagesComponents.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/View/Concerns/ManagesComponents.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ protected function componentData($name)
      */
     public function slot($name, $content = null)
     {
-        if ($content !== null) {
+        if (count(func_get_args()) == 2) {
             $this->slots[$this->currentComponent()][$name] = $content;
         } else {
             if (ob_start()) {