diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
index 05e37ca4f3..0469577401 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ export function VariableDeclaration(node, context) {
 							}
 						}
 					} else {
+						value = visited;
 						if (rune === '$state' && is_proxy) {
 							value = b.call('$.proxy', value);