diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ControllerTask.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ControllerTask.php
index 07c1e8633..433329d6f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ControllerTask.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ControllerTask.php
@@ -331,10 +331,10 @@ class ControllerTask extends BakeTask {
 	public function bake($controllerName, $actions = '', $helpers = null, $components = null) {
 		$this->out("\n" . __d('cake_console', 'Baking controller class for %s...', $controllerName), 1, Shell::QUIET);
 
-		if (is_null($helpers)) {
+		if ($helpers === null) {
 			$helpers = array();
 		}
-		if (is_null($components)) {
+		if ($components === null) {
 			$components = array();
 		}
 		$isScaffold = ($actions === 'scaffold') ? true : false;