diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/compiler_warnings.ts b/src/compiler/compile/compiler_warnings.ts
index 5fc5faa8f1..b1981e0494 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/compiler_warnings.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/compiler_warnings.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ export default {
 		code: 'a11y-missing-content',
 		message: `A11y: <${name}> element should have child content`
 	}),
+	a11y_no_nointeractive_tabindex: {
+		code: 'a11y-no-nointeractive-tabindex',
+		message: 'A11y: not interactive element cannot have positive tabIndex value'
+	},
 	redundant_event_modifier_for_touch: {
 		code: 'redundant-event-modifier',
 		message: 'Touch event handlers that don\'t use the \'event\' object are passive by default'
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
index 3fc9f73a31..7986a37e94 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
@@ -561,10 +561,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 				if (_tabIndexValue) {
 					const tabIndexValue = Number(_tabIndexValue.get_static_value());
 					if (!isNaN(tabIndexValue) && tabIndexValue >= 0) {
-						component.warn(this, {
-							code: 'a11y-no-nointeractive-tabindex',
-							message: 'A11y: not interactive element cannot have positive tabIndex value'
-						});
+						component.warn(this, compiler_warnings.a11y_no_nointeractive_tabindex);
 					}
 				}
 			}