diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/TitleElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/TitleElement.js
index ff3101289f..aa0940a6e4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/TitleElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/TitleElement.js
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ export function TitleElement(node, context) {
 		context.state
 	);
 
-	context.state.init.push(b.stmt(b.call('$.title', value)));
+	const statement = b.stmt(b.call('$.title', value));
 
 	if (has_state) {
-		const statement = b.stmt(b.assignment('=', b.id('$.document.title'), value));
 		context.state.update.push(statement);
+	} else {
+		context.state.init.push(statement);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-dependency-order-2/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-dependency-order-2/_config.js
index 83b58d0f7b..08c54ee100 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-dependency-order-2/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-dependency-order-2/_config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default test({
 	async test({ assert, target, window }) {
 		const [btn1] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, `<title>initial</title>`);
 
 		flushSync(() => {
 			btn1.click();
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export default test({
 			btn1.click();
 		});
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, `<title>hello world</title>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, `<title>initial</title>`);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-dependency-order-2/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-dependency-order-2/main.svelte
index 188762cdd5..4227fc932d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-dependency-order-2/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-dependency-order-2/main.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 	}
 </script>
 
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>initial</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
 <button onclick={toggle}>
 	toggle
 </button>