diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiAsyncComponent.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiAsyncComponent.ts
index 41ccd94a744..9e9ab39b904 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiAsyncComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiAsyncComponent.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export interface AsyncComponentOptions<T = any> {
 }
 
 export const isAsyncWrapper = (i: ComponentInternalInstance | VNode): boolean =>
-  !!(i.type as ComponentOptions).__asyncLoader
+  !!(i && i.type && (i.type as ComponentOptions).__asyncLoader)
 
 export function defineAsyncComponent<
   T extends Component = { new (): ComponentPublicInstance }