diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 851c59b8..e15758df 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
   // A value, indexed or dotted into, or vanilla.
   ValueNode = (exports.ValueNode = inherit(Node, {
     type: 'Value',
-    SOAK: " == null ? undefined : ",
+    SOAK: " == undefined ? undefined : ",
     constructor: function constructor(base, properties) {
       this.children = flatten([(this.base = base), (this.properties = (properties || []))]);
       return this;
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 021cc93e..ebf0ac8a 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ statement ReturnNode, true
 ValueNode: exports.ValueNode: inherit Node, {
   type: 'Value'
 
-  SOAK: " == null ? undefined : "
+  SOAK: " == undefined ? undefined : "
 
   constructor: (base, properties) ->
     @children:   flatten [@base: base, @properties: (properties or [])]