diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/warnings.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/warnings.js
index 4d8e658dc1..2f8308e27f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/warnings.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/warnings.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const attributes = {
 	'avoid-is': () => 'The "is" attribute is not supported cross-browser and should be avoided',
 	/** @param {string} name */
 	'global-event-reference': (name) =>
-		`You are referencing the global property window.${name}. Did you forget to declare a variable with that name?`
+		`You are referencing globalThis.${name}. Did you forget to declare a variable with that name?`
 };
 
 /** @satisfies {Warnings} */