diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
index 00f803bbbd..8f3f551275 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
@@ -64,14 +64,13 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			}
 		});
 
-		this.var = {
-			type: 'Identifier',
-			name: (
+		this.var = block.get_unique_name(
+			(
 				this.node.name === 'svelte:self' ? renderer.component.name.name :
 					this.node.name === 'svelte:component' ? 'switch_instance' :
 						sanitize(this.node.name)
 			).toLowerCase()
-		};
+		);
 
 		if (this.node.children.length) {
 			this.node.lets.forEach(l => {