diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js
index 68e0e8bed1..7aadabeffb 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ function serialize_inline_component(node, component_name, context) {
 	}
 
 	if (snippet_declarations.length > 0) {
-		statements.unshift(...snippet_declarations);
+		statements = [b.block([...snippet_declarations, ...statements])];
 	}
 
 	return statements;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/index.js
index 58c45e25a6..c480b8055d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/index.js
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ export function css_props(payload, is_html, props, component) {
 	}
 	component();
 	if (is_html) {
-		payload.out += `<!----></div>`;
+		payload.out += `</div>`;
 	} else {
-		payload.out += `<!----></g>`;
+		payload.out += `</g>`;
 	}
 }