diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/element.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/element.js
index 40c19c2b64..5b5dc73da1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/element.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/element.js
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ export function build_attribute_effect(
 					all.map(({ id }) => id),
 					b.object(values)
 				),
-				memoizer.sync.length > 0 &&
-					b.array(memoizer.sync.map(({ expression }) => b.thunk(expression))),
+				memoizer.sync_values(),
 				memoizer.async_values(),
 				element.metadata.scoped &&
 					context.state.analysis.css.hash !== '' &&
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js
index d2f4a959c1..ebd864ca4a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ export class Memoizer {
 		if (this.async.length === 0) return;
 		return b.array(this.async.map((memo) => b.thunk(memo.expression, true)));
 	}
+
+	sync_values() {
+		if (this.sync.length === 0) return;
+		return b.array(this.sync.map((memo) => b.thunk(memo.expression)));
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -169,7 +174,7 @@ export function build_render_statement(state) {
 					? state.update[0].expression
 					: b.block(state.update)
 			),
-			all.length > 0 && b.array(memoizer.sync.map(({ expression }) => b.thunk(expression))),
+			memoizer.sync_values(),
 			memoizer.async_values()
 		)
 	);