diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/ast.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/ast.ts
index fb7d5b78c..4074ff1be 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/ast.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/ast.ts
@@ -79,19 +79,20 @@ export function walk(
     node: AstNode,
     utils: {
       parent: AstNode | null
-      ancestors: AstNode[]
+      path: AstNode[]
       replaceWith(newNode: AstNode | AstNode[]): void
     },
   ) => void | WalkAction,
   parent: AstNode | null = null,
-  ancestors: AstNode[] = [],
+  parentPath: AstNode[] = [],
 ) {
   for (let i = 0; i < ast.length; i++) {
     let node = ast[i]
+    let path = [node, ...parentPath]
     let status =
       visit(node, {
         parent,
-        ancestors,
+        path,
         replaceWith(newNode) {
           ast.splice(i, 1, ...(Array.isArray(newNode) ? newNode : [newNode]))
           // We want to visit the newly replaced node(s), which start at the
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export function walk(
     if (status === WalkAction.Skip) continue
 
     if (node.kind === 'rule') {
-      walk(node.nodes, visit, node, [node, ...ancestors])
+      walk(node.nodes, visit, node, path)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/variants.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/variants.ts
index 4af361a26..47e9ae16b 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/variants.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/variants.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export function createVariants(theme: Theme): Variants {
 
     let groups: string[] = []
 
-    walk([ruleNode], (node, { ancestors }) => {
+    walk([ruleNode], (node, { path }) => {
       if (node.kind !== 'rule') return WalkAction.Continue
 
       // Skip past at-rules, and continue traversing the children of the at-rule
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ export function createVariants(theme: Theme): Variants {
       // 1. Walk the tree until we find `@slot`
       if (node.nodes.length !== 0) return WalkAction.Continue
 
-      let selectors = [`:not(${node.selector.replaceAll('&', '*')})`]
+      let selectors = []
 
       // 2. Collect the selectors of the parents
-      for (let ancestor of ancestors) {
+      for (let ancestor of path) {
         if (ancestor.kind !== 'rule') continue
 
         // Skip past at-rules, and continue traversing the children of the at-rule