diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts b/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
index 3e4801054757..b4e31d841f0c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export function init(component, options, instance, create_fragment, not_equal, p
 		on_disconnect: [],
 		before_update: [],
 		after_update: [],
-		context: new Map(options.context || (parent_component ? parent_component.$$.context : [])),
+		context: new Map(options.context || (parent_component && parent_component.$$ ? parent_component.$$.context : [])),
 
 		// everything else
 		callbacks: blank_object(),