diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
index 73ef585f0b4dad..bd67c7589b6e15 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
@@ -1956,11 +1956,11 @@ export function storePropertyBindingMetadata(
 
 export function getOrCreateLViewCleanup(view: LView): any[] {
   // top level variables should not be exported for performance reasons (PERF_NOTES.md)
-  return view[CLEANUP] || (view[CLEANUP] = []);
+  return (view[CLEANUP] ??= []);
 }
 
 export function getOrCreateTViewCleanup(tView: TView): any[] {
-  return tView.cleanup || (tView.cleanup = []);
+  return (tView.cleanup ??= []);
 }
 
 /**