diff --git a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/05-imports.md b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/05-imports.md
index a35041d598..94fffca2dd 100644
--- a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/05-imports.md
+++ b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/05-imports.md
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ imperatively doing `element.addEventListener`, with that benefit that `attach` w
 ```js
 import { attach } from 'svelte/events';
 
+let element;
+
 attach(element, 'click', () => {
 	console.log('click the element!');
 });
@@ -133,6 +135,8 @@ Additionally, `attach` returns a function that easily allows for removal of the
 ```js
 import { attach } from 'svelte/events';
 
+let element;
+
 const remove = attach(element, 'click', () => {
 	console.log('click the element!');
 });