diff --git a/core/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts b/core/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts
index 958c72c3c2..7cbabea375 100644
--- a/core/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ export function matches(view: ViewController | undefined, id: string, params: Co
     return false;
   }
   const currentParams = view.params;
-  if (!currentParams && !params) {
-    return false;
-  }
   if (currentParams === params) {
     return true;
   }
+  if (!currentParams && !params) {
+    return true;
+  }
   if (!currentParams || !params) {
     return false;
   }