diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/types/component.ts b/packages/svelte/tests/types/component.ts
index d4ed55121f19..55477441bb17 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/types/component.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/types/component.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
 	hydrate
 } from 'svelte';
 
+SvelteComponent.element === HTMLElement;
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- legacy: classes
 
 class LegacyComponent extends SvelteComponent<