diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index bdd09cb137..20c66680df 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -1379,7 +1379,6 @@ function process_children(nodes, parent, { visit, state }) {
 
 			state.template.push(' ');
 
-			/** @type {import('estree').Expression} */
 			let text_id = expression;
 
 			if (text_id.type !== 'Identifier') {
@@ -1428,17 +1427,22 @@ function process_children(nodes, parent, { visit, state }) {
 
 		state.template.push(' ');
 
-		const name = state.scope.generate('text');
+		let text_id = expression;
+
+		if (text_id.type !== 'Identifier') {
+			text_id = b.id(state.scope.generate('text'));
+			state.init.push(b.var(text_id, expression));
+		}
+
 		const contains_call_expression = sequence.some(
 			(n) => n.type === 'ExpressionTag' && n.metadata.contains_call_expression
 		);
-		state.init.push(b.var(name, expression));
 		const assignment = serialize_template_literal(sequence, visit, state)[1];
-		const init = b.stmt(b.assignment('=', b.id(`${name}.nodeValue`), assignment));
+		const init = b.stmt(b.assignment('=', b.member(text_id, b.id('nodeValue')), assignment));
 		const singular = b.stmt(
 			b.call(
 				'$.text_effect',
-				b.id(name),
+				text_id,
 				b.thunk(serialize_template_literal(sequence, visit, state)[1])
 			)
 		);
@@ -1451,13 +1455,13 @@ function process_children(nodes, parent, { visit, state }) {
 		) {
 			state.update.push({
 				singular,
-				grouped: b.stmt(b.call('$.text', b.id(name), assignment))
+				grouped: b.stmt(b.call('$.text', text_id, assignment))
 			});
 		} else {
 			state.init.push(init);
 		}
 
-		expression = b.call('$.sibling', b.id(name));
+		expression = b.call('$.sibling', text_id);
 	}
 
 	for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i += 1) {
@@ -1493,10 +1497,15 @@ function process_children(nodes, parent, { visit, state }) {
 					node.metadata.is_controlled = true;
 					visit(node, state);
 				} else {
-					const name = state.scope.generate(node.type === 'RegularElement' ? node.name : 'node');
-					const id = b.id(name);
+					let id = expression;
+
+					if (id.type !== 'Identifier') {
+						const name = state.scope.generate(node.type === 'RegularElement' ? node.name : 'node');
+						id = b.id(name);
+
+						state.init.push(b.var(id, expression));
+					}
 
-					state.init.push(b.var(name, expression));
 					expression = b.call('$.sibling', id);
 
 					visit(node, {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/function-prop-no-getter/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/function-prop-no-getter/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 3f92e76526..ec2c3ba7ad 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/function-prop-no-getter/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/function-prop-no-getter/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 import "svelte/internal/disclose-version";
 import * as $ from "svelte/internal";
 
-var Button_default = $.template(` `, true);
-var frag = $.template(`<!>`, true);
-
 export default function Function_prop_no_getter($$anchor, $$props) {
 	$.push($$props, true);
 
@@ -16,7 +13,7 @@ export default function Function_prop_no_getter($$anchor, $$props) {
 	}
 
 	/* Init */
-	var fragment = $.open_frag($$anchor, true, frag);
+	var fragment = $.open_frag($$anchor, true, $.comment);
 	var node = $.child_frag(fragment);
 
 	Button(node, {
@@ -24,11 +21,11 @@ export default function Function_prop_no_getter($$anchor, $$props) {
 		onmouseup,
 		children: ($$anchor, $$slotProps) => {
 			/* Init */
-			var fragment_1 = $.open_frag($$anchor, true, Button_default);
-			var text = $.child_frag(fragment_1);
+			var fragment_1 = $.open_frag($$anchor, true, $.space);
+			var node_1 = $.child_frag(fragment_1);
 
 			/* Update */
-			$.text_effect(text, () => `clicks: ${$.stringify($.get(count))}`);
+			$.text_effect(node_1, () => `clicks: ${$.stringify($.get(count))}`);
 			$.close_frag($$anchor, fragment_1);
 		}
 	});