diff --git a/render/render.js b/render/render.js
index ce40b9d9..d07035c0 100644
--- a/render/render.js
+++ b/render/render.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 			if (sentinel.$$reentrantLock$$ != null) return $emptyFragment
 			sentinel.$$reentrantLock$$ = true
 		} else {
-			vnode.state = null
+			vnode.state = void 0
 			sentinel = vnode.tag
 			if (sentinel.$$reentrantLock$$ != null) return $emptyFragment
 			sentinel.$$reentrantLock$$ = true
diff --git a/render/tests/test-component.js b/render/tests/test-component.js
index 8fccb9c3..2f59feef 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-component.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-component.js
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ o.spec("component", function() {
 			o("Constructible", function() {
 				var oninit = o.spy()
 				var component = o.spy(function(vnode){
-					o(vnode.state).equals(null)
+					o(vnode.state).equals(undefined)
 					o(oninit.callCount).equals(0)
 				})
 				var view = o.spy(function(){
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ o.spec("component", function() {
 					return ""
 				})
 				var component = o.spy(function(vnode) {
-					o(vnode.state).equals(null)
+					o(vnode.state).equals(undefined)
 					o(oninit.callCount).equals(0)
 					return state = {
 						view: view