diff --git a/packages/router/src/components/empty_outlet.ts b/packages/router/src/components/empty_outlet.ts
index 949d390a339..976c5d5c9e4 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/components/empty_outlet.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/components/empty_outlet.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ export {ɵEmptyOutletComponent as EmptyOutletComponent};
  * to this `EmptyOutletComponent`.
  */
 @Component({
-  template: `<router-outlet></router-outlet>`,
+  template: `<router-outlet/>`,
   imports: [RouterOutlet],
+  // Used to avoid component ID collisions with user code.
+  exportAs: 'emptyRouterOutlet',
 })
 export class ɵEmptyOutletComponent {}