diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
index 0f77cd29b0..f7026959c9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ export function destroy_effect(effect, remove_dom = true) {
 		effect.deps =
 		effect.parent =
 		effect.fn =
+		effect.nodes =
 			null;
 }