diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
index e167b61d10..2d82484db4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ import {
 	push,
 	current_component_context,
 	pop,
-	unwrap
+	unwrap,
+	default_equals
 } from './runtime.js';
 import {
 	current_hydration_fragment,
@@ -2624,7 +2625,7 @@ export function createRoot(component, options) {
 	 */
 	function add_prop(name, value) {
 		const prop = source(value);
-		prop.e = safe_equal; // TODO should this be default_equal?
+		prop.e = default_equals; // TODO should this be safe_equals?
 		_sources[name] = prop;
 		define_property(_props, name, {
 			get() {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index 9cb0e0c3ef..d01f2e80b5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export function set_current_component_context(context_stack_item) {
  * @param {unknown} b
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
-function default_equals(a, b) {
+export function default_equals(a, b) {
 	return a === b;
 }