diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/src/ng_route_shim.js b/modules/angular1_router/src/ng_route_shim.js
index 6cb817148b..ba15c575ef 100644
--- a/modules/angular1_router/src/ng_route_shim.js
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/src/ng_route_shim.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
           }];
 
           // we resolve the locals in a canActivate block
-          componentDefinition.$canActivate = function() {
+          componentDefinition.controller.$canActivate = function() {
             var locals = angular.extend({}, routeCopy.resolve);
 
             angular.forEach(locals, function(value, key) {
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/lifecycle_hook_spec.js b/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/lifecycle_hook_spec.js
index ec49c9d563..915740bc14 100644
--- a/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/lifecycle_hook_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/lifecycle_hook_spec.js
@@ -466,10 +466,10 @@ describe('Navigation lifecycle', function () {
     }
 
     if (options.$canActivate) {
-      factory.$canActivate = options.$canActivate;
+      controller.$canActivate = options.$canActivate;
     }
     if (options.$routeConfig) {
-      factory.$routeConfig = options.$routeConfig;
+      controller.$routeConfig = options.$routeConfig;
     }
 
     $compileProvider.directive(name, factory);
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/navigation_spec.js b/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/navigation_spec.js
index 7213995943..ab4853f212 100644
--- a/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/navigation_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/navigation_spec.js
@@ -306,14 +306,15 @@ describe('navigation', function () {
   }));
 
   function registerDirective(name, options) {
+    var controller = getController(options);
     function factory() {
       return {
         template: options.template || '',
         controllerAs: name,
-        controller: getController(options)
+        controller: controller
       };
     }
-    applyStaticProperties(factory, options);
+    applyStaticProperties(controller, options);
     $compileProvider.directive(name, factory);
   }
 
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ describe('navigation', function () {
       template: options.template || '',
       controller: getController(options),
     }
-    applyStaticProperties(definition, options);
+    applyStaticProperties(definition.controller, options);
     $compileProvider.component(name, definition);
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/router_spec.js b/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/router_spec.js
index 25e15bb236..3e5a96c24e 100644
--- a/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/router_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/test/integration/router_spec.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('router', function () {
     if (options.template) definition.template = options.template;
     if (options.templateUrl) definition.templateUrl = options.templateUrl;
 
-    applyStaticProperties(definition, options);
+    applyStaticProperties(definition.controller, options);
     angular.module('testMod').component(name, definition);
   }