diff --git a/packages/template/-private/signature.d.ts b/packages/template/-private/signature.d.ts
index b674b2c6d..0f54948ee 100644
--- a/packages/template/-private/signature.d.ts
+++ b/packages/template/-private/signature.d.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type ComponentSignatureBlocks<S> = S extends { Blocks: infer Blocks }
 
 /** Given a component signature `S`, get back the `Element` type. */
 export type ComponentSignatureElement<S> = S extends { Element: infer Element }
-  ? NonNullable<Element> extends never
+  ? Element extends null
     ? unknown
     : Element
   : unknown;