diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
index 58a0d0729a..ddf212ef9b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function space() {
 }
 
 export function empty() {
-	return text('');
+	return document.createComment('');
 }
 
 export function listen(node: Node, event: string, handler: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject, options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions | EventListenerOptions) {