diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Teleport.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Teleport.ts
index d2b65058a5c..8d174e2022c 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Teleport.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Teleport.ts
@@ -47,14 +47,13 @@ const resolveTarget = <T = RendererElement>(
       return null
     } else {
       const target = select(targetSelector)
-      if (!target && !isTeleportDisabled(props)) {
-        __DEV__ &&
-          warn(
-            `Failed to locate Teleport target with selector "${targetSelector}". ` +
-              `Note the target element must exist before the component is mounted - ` +
-              `i.e. the target cannot be rendered by the component itself, and ` +
-              `ideally should be outside of the entire Vue component tree.`,
-          )
+      if (__DEV__ && !target && !isTeleportDisabled(props)) {
+        warn(
+          `Failed to locate Teleport target with selector "${targetSelector}". ` +
+            `Note the target element must exist before the component is mounted - ` +
+            `i.e. the target cannot be rendered by the component itself, and ` +
+            `ideally should be outside of the entire Vue component tree.`,
+        )
       }
       return target as T
     }