diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/EachBlock.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/EachBlock.js
index 0d1c03b695..eb0da55657 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/EachBlock.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/EachBlock.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function EachBlock(node, context) {
 	);
 
 	if (node.fallback) {
-		const open = b.stmt(b.call(b.member(b.id('$$payload'), b.id('push')), block_open));
+		const open = b.stmt(b.call(b.id('$$payload.push'), block_open));
 
 		const fallback = /** @type {BlockStatement} */ (context.visit(node.fallback));