diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-windows-shout.md b/.changeset/lovely-windows-shout.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d0b748a876fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-windows-shout.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: generate correct code for simple destructurings
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/shared/transform-async.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/shared/transform-async.js
index 6ec789345230..22c4beb08ada 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/shared/transform-async.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/shared/transform-async.js
@@ -53,23 +53,22 @@ export function transform_body(instance_body, runner, transform) {
 					transform(b.var(s.node.id, s.node.init))
 				);
 
-				if (visited.declarations.length === 1) {
-					return b.thunk(
-						b.assignment('=', visited.declarations[0].id, visited.declarations[0].init ?? b.void0),
-						s.has_await
-					);
+				const statements = visited.declarations.map((node) => {
+					if (node.id.type === 'Identifier' && node.id.name.startsWith('$$d')) {
+						// this is an intermediate declaration created in VariableDeclaration.js;
+						// subsequent statements depend on it
+						return b.var(node.id, node.init);
+					}
+
+					return b.stmt(b.assignment('=', node.id, node.init ?? b.void0));
+				});
+
+				if (statements.length === 1) {
+					const statement = /** @type {ESTree.ExpressionStatement} */ (statements[0]);
+					return b.thunk(statement.expression, s.has_await);
 				}
 
-				// if we have multiple declarations, it indicates destructuring
-				return b.thunk(
-					b.block([
-						b.var(visited.declarations[0].id, visited.declarations[0].init),
-						...visited.declarations
-							.slice(1)
-							.map((d) => b.stmt(b.assignment('=', d.id, d.init ?? b.void0)))
-					]),
-					s.has_await
-				);
+				return b.thunk(b.block(statements), s.has_await);
 			}
 
 			if (s.node.type === 'ClassDeclaration') {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-derived-destructured/Child.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-derived-destructured/Child.svelte
index 39112b12a782..fdf7184e3c87 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-derived-destructured/Child.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-derived-destructured/Child.svelte
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 <script>
 	let count = $state(1);
 
+	// More complex init
 	let { squared, cubed } = $derived(await {
 		squared: count ** 2,
 		cubed: count ** 3
 	});
+	// Simple init with multiple destructurings after await
+	let { toFixed, toString } = $derived(count);
 </script>
 
 <button onclick={() => count++}>increment</button>
 
 <p>{count} ** 2 = {squared}</p>
 <p>{count} ** 3 = {cubed}</p>
+<p>{typeof toFixed} {typeof toString}</p>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-derived-destructured/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-derived-destructured/_config.js
index d444e8e1d956..bfd582ea9719 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-derived-destructured/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-derived-destructured/_config.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default test({
 				<button>increment</button>
 				<p>1 ** 2 = 1</p>
 				<p>1 ** 3 = 1</p>
+				<p>function function</p>
 			`
 		);
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export default test({
 				<button>increment</button>
 				<p>2 ** 2 = 4</p>
 				<p>2 ** 3 = 8</p>
+				<p>function function</p>
 			`
 		);
 	}