diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/router.options.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/router.options.ts
index 0551ee04b4..c8d58b7daf 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/router.options.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/router.options.ts
@@ -65,5 +65,11 @@ function _getHashElementScrollMarginTop (selector: string): number {
 function _isDifferentRoute (from: RouteLocationNormalized, to: RouteLocationNormalized): boolean {
   const isSamePath = to.path === from.path
 
-  return isSamePath ? JSON.stringify(from.params) !== JSON.stringify(to.params) : true
+  if (!isSamePath) {
+    return true
+  }
+  if (isSamePath && JSON.stringify(from.params) !== JSON.stringify(to.params)) {
+    return true
+  }
+  return false
 }