diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RenderTag.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RenderTag.js
index 6233119551..1e30fe6e80 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RenderTag.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RenderTag.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function RenderTag(node, context) {
 
 	/** @type {Statement[]} */
 	const statements = memoizer.sync.map((memo) =>
-		b.var(memo.id, create_derived(context.state, b.thunk(memo.expression)))
+		b.let(memo.id, create_derived(context.state, b.thunk(memo.expression)))
 	);
 
 	let snippet_function = build_expression(
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SlotElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SlotElement.js
index fcc4952fd7..bd2edb3e92 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SlotElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SlotElement.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function SlotElement(node, context) {
 
 	/** @type {Statement[]} */
 	const statements = memoizer.sync.map((memo) =>
-		b.var(memo.id, create_derived(context.state, b.thunk(memo.expression)))
+		b.let(memo.id, create_derived(context.state, b.thunk(memo.expression)))
 	);
 
 	const props_expression =