diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index bb0f55ddb6..11549fc2f0 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -1432,6 +1432,10 @@ function process_children(nodes, expression, is_element, { visit, state }) {
 	}
 
 	if (sequence.length > 0) {
+		if (sequence.length === 1 && sequence[0].type === 'Text' && nodes.length > 1) {
+			state.init.push(b.stmt(b.call('$.next')));
+		}
+
 		flush_sequence(sequence);
 	}
 }