diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
index 47c1bc57f3..290c1b0d6e 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 				renderer.hasComplexBindings = true;
 
 				block.builders.hydrate.addLine(
-					`#component.root._beforecreate.push(${handler});`
+					`#component.root._aftercreate.push(${handler});`
 				);
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/test/js/samples/bind-width-height/expected.js b/test/js/samples/bind-width-height/expected.js
index bb2bf2554a..a401dbce11 100644
--- a/test/js/samples/bind-width-height/expected.js
+++ b/test/js/samples/bind-width-height/expected.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function create_main_fragment(component, ctx) {
 		c() {
 			div = createElement("div");
 			div.textContent = "some content";
-			component.root._beforecreate.push(div_resize_handler);
+			component.root._aftercreate.push(div_resize_handler);
 		},
 
 		m(target, anchor) {