diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
index 9f8fed59c2..b76455b5c1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
@@ -51,25 +51,29 @@ export function VariableDeclaration(node, context) {
 						}
 					}
 				});
-				const to_remove = [b.prop('init', b.id('$$events'), b.id('$$events'))];
-				// we don't want to spread away `$$slots` if `$$slots` is used in the component
-				// otherwise there will be a reference to `$$slots` in the component already
-				// the typecast is fine since `$props` can only be used in a component
-				if (!(/** @type {ComponentAnalysis} */ (context.state.analysis).uses_slots)) {
-					to_remove.unshift(b.prop('init', b.id('$$slots'), b.id('$$slots')));
-				}
+
+				// if `$$slots` is declared separately, deconflict
+				const slots_name = /** @type {ComponentAnalysis} */ (context.state.analysis).uses_slots
+					? b.id('$$slots_')
+					: b.id('$$slots');
+
 				if (id.type === 'ObjectPattern' && has_rest) {
 					// If a rest pattern is used within an object pattern, we need to ensure we don't expose $$slots or $$events
 					id.properties.splice(
 						id.properties.length - 1,
 						0,
 						// @ts-ignore
-						...to_remove
+						b.prop('init', b.id('$$slots'), slots_name),
+						b.prop('init', b.id('$$events'), b.id('$$events'))
 					);
 				} else if (id.type === 'Identifier') {
 					// If $props is referenced as an identifier, we need to ensure we don't expose $$slots or $$events as properties
 					// on the identifier reference
-					id = b.object_pattern([...to_remove, b.rest(b.id(id.name))]);
+					id = b.object_pattern([
+						b.prop('init', b.id('$$slots'), slots_name),
+						b.prop('init', b.id('$$events'), b.id('$$events')),
+						b.rest(b.id(id.name))
+					]);
 				}
 				declarations.push(
 					b.declarator(/** @type {Pattern} */ (context.visit(id)), b.id('$$props'))