diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/client.js b/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
index f207d3c594..b6632144ab 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ const noopFetch = () => {}
 // Special hot reload with asyncData(context)
 function getNuxtChildComponents($parent, $components = []) {
   $parent.$children.forEach(($child) => {
-    if ($child.$vnode.data.nuxtChild && !$components.find(c =>(c.$options.__file === $child.$options.__file))) {
+    if ($child.$vnode && $child.$vnode.data.nuxtChild && !$components.find(c =>(c.$options.__file === $child.$options.__file))) {
       $components.push($child)
     }
     if ($child.$children && $child.$children.length) {