diff --git a/.changeset/lucky-colts-remember.md b/.changeset/lucky-colts-remember.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0708829e0132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lucky-colts-remember.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: resolve type definition error in `svelte/compiler`
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/index.js
index a35f47adbc99..eee35bf2a81e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getLocator } from 'locate-character';
-import { walk } from 'zimmerframe';
+import { walk as zimmerframe_walk } from 'zimmerframe';
 import { CompileError } from './errors.js';
 import { convert } from './legacy.js';
 import { parse as parse_acorn } from './phases/1-parse/acorn.js';
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export function parse(source, options = {}) {
 function to_public_ast(source, ast, modern) {
 	if (modern) {
 		// remove things that we don't want to treat as public API
-		return walk(ast, null, {
+		return zimmerframe_walk(ast, null, {
 			_(node, { next }) {
 				// @ts-ignore
 				delete node.parent;
@@ -151,14 +151,12 @@ function to_public_ast(source, ast, modern) {
  * @deprecated Replace this with `import { walk } from 'estree-walker'`
  * @returns {never}
  */
-function _walk() {
+export function walk() {
 	throw new Error(
 		`'svelte/compiler' no longer exports a \`walk\` utility — please import it directly from 'estree-walker' instead`
 	);
 }
 
-export { _walk as walk };
-
 export { CompileError } from './errors.js';
 
 export { VERSION } from '../version.js';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts b/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
index 900bee5a7695..429ddf54a8f9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ declare module 'svelte/compiler' {
 	/**
 	 * @deprecated Replace this with `import { walk } from 'estree-walker'`
 	 * */
-	function walk(): never;
+	export function walk(): never;
 	/** The return value of `compile` from `svelte/compiler` */
 	interface CompileResult {
 		/** The compiled JavaScript */
@@ -1762,8 +1762,6 @@ declare module 'svelte/compiler' {
 		style?: Preprocessor;
 		script?: Preprocessor;
 	}
-
-	export { walk };
 }
 
 declare module 'svelte/easing' {