diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/src/index.ts b/packages/compiler-core/src/index.ts
index 6ed7aa5b897..6a1f8b63b57 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/src/index.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ export { processIf } from './transforms/vIf'
 export { processFor, createForLoopParams } from './transforms/vFor'
 export {
   transformExpression,
-  processExpression
+  processExpression,
+  stringifyExpression
 } from './transforms/transformExpression'
 export {
   buildSlots,
diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/transformExpression.ts b/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/transformExpression.ts
index e4311ad4f88..43c69559688 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/transformExpression.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/transformExpression.ts
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ function canPrefix(id: Identifier) {
   return true
 }
 
-function stringifyExpression(exp: ExpressionNode | string): string {
+export function stringifyExpression(exp: ExpressionNode | string): string {
   if (isString(exp)) {
     return exp
   } else if (exp.type === NodeTypes.SIMPLE_EXPRESSION) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-ssr/__tests__/ssrComponent.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-ssr/__tests__/ssrComponent.spec.ts
index 5d5191ffb44..cd21e48cb9a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-ssr/__tests__/ssrComponent.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-ssr/__tests__/ssrComponent.spec.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ describe('ssr: components', () => {
       `)
     })
 
+    test('empty attribute should not produce syntax error', () => {
+      // previously this would produce syntax error `default: _withCtx((, _push, ...)`
+      expect(compile(`<foo v-slot="">foo</foo>`).code).not.toMatch(`(,`)
+    })
+
     test('named slots', () => {
       expect(
         compile(`<foo>
diff --git a/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformComponent.ts b/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformComponent.ts
index df190c768a8..dc8c6a4ae4f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformComponent.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import {
   CallExpression,
   JSChildNode,
   RESOLVE_DYNAMIC_COMPONENT,
-  TRANSITION
+  TRANSITION,
+  stringifyExpression
 } from '@vue/compiler-dom'
 import { SSR_RENDER_COMPONENT, SSR_RENDER_VNODE } from '../runtimeHelpers'
 import {
@@ -145,8 +146,9 @@ export const ssrTransformComponent: NodeTransform = (node, context) => {
     wipMap.set(node, wipEntries)
 
     const buildSSRSlotFn: SlotFnBuilder = (props, children, loc) => {
+      const param0 = (props && stringifyExpression(props)) || `_`
       const fn = createFunctionExpression(
-        [props || `_`, `_push`, `_parent`, `_scopeId`],
+        [param0, `_push`, `_parent`, `_scopeId`],
         undefined, // no return, assign body later
         true, // newline
         true, // isSlot