diff --git a/.changeset/light-badgers-glow.md b/.changeset/light-badgers-glow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a83a36bfd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/light-badgers-glow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: use correct meta property for hmr key
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
index c1c3353a83..816d576985 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ export function client_component(source, analysis, options) {
 						'$.hmr',
 						b.member(b.import_meta_hot(), b.id('data')),
 						b.id(analysis.name),
-						b.member(b.member(b.literal('import'), b.literal('meta')), b.literal('url'))
+						b.member(b.member(b.id('import'), b.id('meta')), b.id('url'))
 					),
 					b.id(analysis.name)
 				)