diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts b/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts
index 274006f243..9b13d38c13 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@ export function spread(args, classes_to_add) {
 		else if (boolean_attributes.has(name.toLowerCase())) {
 			if (value) str += " " + name;
 		} else if (value != null) {
-			str += " " + name + "=" + JSON.stringify(String(value)
-				.replace(/"/g, '"')
-				.replace(/'/g, '''));
+			str +=
+				' ' +
+				name +
+				'="' +
+				String(value)
+					.replace(/"/g, '"')
+					.replace(/'/g, ''') +
+				'"';
 		}
 	});
 
diff --git a/test/server-side-rendering/samples/spread-attributes-white-space/_expected.html b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/spread-attributes-white-space/_expected.html
index ecf5c120c6..a73bb17e8c 100644
--- a/test/server-side-rendering/samples/spread-attributes-white-space/_expected.html
+++ b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/spread-attributes-white-space/_expected.html
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 <input value="
-    bar
-" />
+	bar
+">
+
+<input class="
+	white
+	space
+">
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/server-side-rendering/samples/spread-attributes-white-space/main.svelte b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/spread-attributes-white-space/main.svelte
index 49dcb93fdb..6919d9ea54 100644
--- a/test/server-side-rendering/samples/spread-attributes-white-space/main.svelte
+++ b/test/server-side-rendering/samples/spread-attributes-white-space/main.svelte
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@
 </script>
 
 <input {...props} />
+
+<input class="
+	white
+	space
+" {...({})}>