diff --git a/modules/components/Route.js b/modules/components/Route.js
index e314d159fd..a6938b85dc 100644
--- a/modules/components/Route.js
+++ b/modules/components/Route.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ var Route = React.createClass({
 
   propTypes: {
     location: React.PropTypes.oneOf([ 'hash', 'history' ]).isRequired,
-    handler: React.PropTypes.component.isRequired,
+    handler: React.PropTypes.any.isRequired,
     path: React.PropTypes.string,
     name: React.PropTypes.string,
   },
diff --git a/modules/stores/RouteStore.js b/modules/stores/RouteStore.js
index 8ee1b2bea6..486cb882b5 100644
--- a/modules/stores/RouteStore.js
+++ b/modules/stores/RouteStore.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var RouteStore = {
 
     // Make sure the <Route> has a valid React component for a handler.
     invariant(
-      React.isValidComponent(route.props.handler),
+      React.isValidClass(route.props.handler),
       'The handler for Route "' + (route.props.name || route.props.path) + '" ' +
       'must be a valid React component'
     );