diff --git a/packages/@react-spectrum/dialog/src/Dialog.tsx b/packages/@react-spectrum/dialog/src/Dialog.tsx
index 0e8d0b1b553..9048eb7a943 100644
--- a/packages/@react-spectrum/dialog/src/Dialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/@react-spectrum/dialog/src/Dialog.tsx
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export function Dialog(props: SpectrumDialogProps) {
   let sizeVariant = sizeMap[size];
   let {dialogProps, titleProps} = useDialog({ref, role, ...otherProps});
 
-  let hasHeader = useHasChild(`:scope > .${styles['spectrum-Dialog-header']}`, gridRef);
-  let hasFooter = useHasChild(`:scope > .${styles['spectrum-Dialog-footer']}`, gridRef);
+  let hasHeader = useHasChild(`.${styles['spectrum-Dialog-header']}`, gridRef);
+  let hasFooter = useHasChild(`.${styles['spectrum-Dialog-footer']}`, gridRef);
 
   if (!slots) {
     slots = {