diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vSlot.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vSlot.spec.ts
index aa7b600ccbe..3afcf0fc053 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vSlot.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vSlot.spec.ts
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ describe('compiler: transform component slots', () => {
     expect((root as any).children[0].codegenNode.patchFlag).toMatch(
       PatchFlags.DYNAMIC_SLOTS + '',
     )
+    expect((root as any).children[0].children.length).toBe(3)
     expect(generate(root).code).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/vSlot.ts b/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/vSlot.ts
index 1b95e6f71db..db367f39c0c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/vSlot.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/vSlot.ts
@@ -226,10 +226,7 @@ export function buildSlots(
           break
         }
       }
-      if (prev && isTemplateNode(prev) && findDir(prev, 'if')) {
-        // remove node
-        children.splice(i, 1)
-        i--
+      if (prev && isTemplateNode(prev) && findDir(prev, /^(else-)?if$/)) {
         __TEST__ && assert(dynamicSlots.length > 0)
         // attach this slot to previous conditional
         let conditional = dynamicSlots[