diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/patterns.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/patterns.js
index d9d629f81e..448be7f949 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/patterns.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/patterns.js
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ export const regex_heading_tags = /^h[1-6]$/;
 export const regex_illegal_attribute_character = /(^[0-9-.])|[\^$@%&#?!|()[\]{}^*+~;]/;
 export const regex_bidirectional_control_characters =
 	/[\u202a\u202b\u202c\u202d\u202e\u2066\u2067\u2068\u2069]+/g;
-export const regex_js_code = /^\W*javascript:/i;
+export const regex_js_prefix = /^\W*javascript:/i;
 export const regex_redundant_img_alt = /\b(image|picture|photo)\b/i;