diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/a11y.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/a11y.js
index 38ee639973..ff9ec636ab 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/a11y.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/a11y.js
@@ -793,7 +793,9 @@ function check_element(node, state) {
 					if (
 						current_role === get_implicit_role(node.name, attribute_map) &&
 						// <ul role="list"> is ok because CSS list-style:none removes the semantics and this is a way to bring them back
-						!['ul', 'ol', 'li'].includes(node.name)
+						!['ul', 'ol', 'li'].includes(node.name) &&
+						// <a role="link" /> is ok because without href the a tag doesn't have a role of link
+						!(node.name === 'a' && !attribute_map.has('href'))
 					) {
 						w.a11y_no_redundant_roles(attribute, current_role);
 					}