diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/index.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/index.d.ts
index 49207da0d5..d3383137d6 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/index.d.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class SvelteComponent<
  * you export a component called `MyComponent`. For Svelte+TypeScript users,
  * you want to provide typings. Therefore you create a `index.d.ts`:
  * ```ts
- * import { Component } from "svelte";
+ * import type { Component } from "svelte";
  * export declare const MyComponent: Component<{ foo: string }> {}
  * ```
  * Typing this makes it possible for IDEs like VS Code with the Svelte extension