diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js
index 217bcab8be..63b94193ba 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ export default function element(parser) {
 
 			if (parent.type === 'RegularElement') {
 				if (!parser.last_auto_closed_tag || parser.last_auto_closed_tag.tag !== name) {
-					const opening_tag_end = parent.fragment.nodes[0]?.start ?? start;
-					w.element_implicitly_closed({ start: parent.start, end: opening_tag_end }, parent.name);
+					const end = parent.fragment.nodes[0]?.start ?? start;
+					w.element_implicitly_closed({ start: parent.start, end }, parent.name);
 				}
 			} else if (!parser.loose) {
 				if (parser.last_auto_closed_tag && parser.last_auto_closed_tag.tag === name) {
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ export default function element(parser) {
 	parser.allow_whitespace();
 
 	if (parent.type === 'RegularElement' && closing_tag_omitted(parent.name, name)) {
-		const opening_tag_end = parent.fragment.nodes[0]?.start ?? start;
-		w.element_implicitly_closed({ start: parent.start, end: opening_tag_end }, parent.name);
+		const end = parent.fragment.nodes[0]?.start ?? start;
+		w.element_implicitly_closed({ start: parent.start, end }, parent.name);
 		parent.end = start;
 		parser.pop();
 		parser.last_auto_closed_tag = {