diff --git a/docs/docs/using-mdx.mdx b/docs/docs/using-mdx.mdx
index b990a8912..8a5e1e82e 100644
--- a/docs/docs/using-mdx.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/using-mdx.mdx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default function MDXContent(props = {}) {
   const {wrapper: MDXLayout} = props.components || {}
   return MDXLayout
     ? _jsx(MDXLayout, {...props, children: _jsx(_createMdxContent, {...props})})
-    : _createMdxContent(props)
+    : _jsx(_createMdxContent, {...props})
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/guides/injecting-components.mdx b/docs/guides/injecting-components.mdx
index e3b52bc0e..89ae49dbe 100644
--- a/docs/guides/injecting-components.mdx
+++ b/docs/guides/injecting-components.mdx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ changes when `providerImportSource: 'xxx'` is passed:
 +  const {wrapper: MDXLayout} = {..._provideComponents(), ...props.components}
    return MDXLayout
      ? _jsx(MDXLayout, {...props, children: _jsx(_createMdxContent, {...props})})
-     : _createMdxContent(props)
+     : _jsx(_createMdxContent, {...props})
 ```
 
 Observe that components have defaults (such as that `h1` will use `'h1'`) and
diff --git a/packages/mdx/lib/plugin/recma-document.js b/packages/mdx/lib/plugin/recma-document.js
index 0f7db1f6d..481aec567 100644
--- a/packages/mdx/lib/plugin/recma-document.js
+++ b/packages/mdx/lib/plugin/recma-document.js
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ export function recmaDocument(options) {
    *   Functions.
    */
   function createMdxContent(content, outputFormat, hasInternalLayout) {
-    /** @type {JSXElement} */
-    const element = {
+    /** @type {Expression} */
+    let result = {
       type: 'JSXElement',
       openingElement: {
         type: 'JSXOpeningElement',
@@ -577,39 +577,15 @@ export function recmaDocument(options) {
         type: 'JSXClosingElement',
         name: {type: 'JSXIdentifier', name: 'MDXLayout'}
       },
-      children: [
-        {
-          type: 'JSXElement',
-          openingElement: {
-            type: 'JSXOpeningElement',
-            name: {type: 'JSXIdentifier', name: '_createMdxContent'},
-            attributes: [
-              {
-                type: 'JSXSpreadAttribute',
-                argument: {type: 'Identifier', name: 'props'}
-              }
-            ],
-            selfClosing: true
-          },
-          closingElement: null,
-          children: []
-        }
-      ]
+      children: [createMdxContentElement()]
     }
 
-    let result = /** @type {Expression} */ (element)
-
     if (!hasInternalLayout) {
       result = {
         type: 'ConditionalExpression',
         test: {type: 'Identifier', name: 'MDXLayout'},
         consequent: result,
-        alternate: {
-          type: 'CallExpression',
-          callee: {type: 'Identifier', name: '_createMdxContent'},
-          arguments: [{type: 'Identifier', name: 'props'}],
-          optional: false
-        }
+        alternate: createMdxContentElement()
       }
     }
 
@@ -693,6 +669,28 @@ export function recmaDocument(options) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @returns {JSXElement}
+ */
+function createMdxContentElement() {
+  return {
+    type: 'JSXElement',
+    openingElement: {
+      type: 'JSXOpeningElement',
+      name: {type: 'JSXIdentifier', name: '_createMdxContent'},
+      attributes: [
+        {
+          type: 'JSXSpreadAttribute',
+          argument: {type: 'Identifier', name: 'props'}
+        }
+      ],
+      selfClosing: true
+    },
+    closingElement: null,
+    children: []
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {Program} tree
  * @param {string} name
diff --git a/packages/mdx/readme.md b/packages/mdx/readme.md
index 61cb4a46a..52c3c35dc 100644
--- a/packages/mdx/readme.md
+++ b/packages/mdx/readme.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default function MDXContent(props = {}) {
   const {wrapper: MDXLayout} = props.components || {}
   return MDXLayout
     ? _jsx(MDXLayout, {...props, children: _jsx(_createMdxContent, {...props})})
-    : _createMdxContent(props)
+    : _jsx(_createMdxContent, {...props})
 }
 ```
 
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ Configuration for `createProcessor` (TypeScript type).
   -        children: _jsx(_createMdxContent, props)
   -      })
   +    ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout>
-      : _createMdxContent(props)
+      : _jsx(_createMdxContent, {...props})
   }
   }
   ```
@@ -897,8 +897,8 @@ Configuration for `createProcessor` (TypeScript type).
   +  }
 
     return MDXLayout
-      ? _jsx(MDXLayout, {...props, children: _jsx(_createMdxContent, {})})
-      : _createMdxContent()
+      ? _jsx(MDXLayout, {...props, children: _jsx(_createMdxContent, {...props})})
+      : _jsx(_createMdxContent, {...props})
   ```
 
   </details>
diff --git a/packages/mdx/test/compile.js b/packages/mdx/test/compile.js
index 554082a3b..176095f8a 100644
--- a/packages/mdx/test/compile.js
+++ b/packages/mdx/test/compile.js
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: compile', async function (t) {
       assert.deepEqual(
         // @ts-expect-error: `_source` is untyped but exists.
         developmentSourceNode._source,
-        {fileName: 'path/to/file.js', lineNumber: 1, columnNumber: 1}
+        {fileName: 'path/to/file.js'}
       )
     }
   )
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: compile (JSX)', async function (t) {
         '}',
         'export default function MDXContent(props = {}) {',
         '  const {wrapper: MDXLayout} = props.components || ({});',
-        '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : _createMdxContent(props);',
+        '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : <_createMdxContent {...props} />;',
         '}',
         ''
       ].join('\n')
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: compile (JSX)', async function (t) {
         '}',
         'export default function MDXContent(props = {}) {',
         '  const {wrapper: MDXLayout} = props.components || ({});',
-        '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : _createMdxContent(props);',
+        '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : <_createMdxContent {...props} />;',
         '}',
         ''
       ].join('\n')
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: compile (JSX)', async function (t) {
           '}',
           'export default function MDXContent(props = {}) {',
           '  const {wrapper: MDXLayout} = props.components || ({});',
-          '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : _createMdxContent(props);',
+          '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : <_createMdxContent {...props} />;',
           '}',
           'function _missingMdxReference(id, component) {',
           '  throw new Error("Expected " + (component ? "component" : "object") + " `" + id + "` to be defined: you likely forgot to import, pass, or provide it.");',
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: compile (JSX)', async function (t) {
         '}',
         'export default function MDXContent(props = {}) {',
         '  const {wrapper: MDXLayout} = props.components || ({});',
-        '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : _createMdxContent(props);',
+        '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : <_createMdxContent {...props} />;',
         '}',
         ''
       ].join('\n')
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: compile (JSX)', async function (t) {
           '}',
           'export default function MDXContent(props = {}) {',
           '  const {wrapper: MDXLayout} = props.components || ({});',
-          '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : _createMdxContent(props);',
+          '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : <_createMdxContent {...props} />;',
           '}',
           ''
         ].join('\n')
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: compile (JSX)', async function (t) {
         '}',
         'export default function MDXContent(props = {}) {',
         '  const {wrapper: MDXLayout} = props.components || ({});',
-        '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : _createMdxContent(props);',
+        '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : <_createMdxContent {...props} />;',
         '}',
         ''
       ].join('\n')
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: compile (JSX)', async function (t) {
           '    ..._provideComponents(),',
           '    ...props.components',
           '  };',
-          '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : _createMdxContent(props);',
+          '  return MDXLayout ? <MDXLayout {...props}><_createMdxContent {...props} /></MDXLayout> : <_createMdxContent {...props} />;',
           '}',
           ''
         ].join('\n')
diff --git a/packages/mdx/test/syntax.js b/packages/mdx/test/syntax.js
index 212b21b77..dc26a14f8 100644
--- a/packages/mdx/test/syntax.js
+++ b/packages/mdx/test/syntax.js
@@ -662,7 +662,9 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: syntax: MDX (JSX)', async function (t) {
         '    children: _jsx(_createMdxContent, {',
         '      ...props',
         '    })',
-        '  }) : _createMdxContent(props);',
+        '  }) : _jsx(_createMdxContent, {',
+        '    ...props',
+        '  });',
         '}',
         ''
       ].join('\n')
@@ -890,7 +892,11 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: syntax: MDX (ESM)', async function (t) {
         '    }, this)',
         '  }, undefined, false, {',
         '    fileName: "path/to/file.js"',
-        '  }, this) : _createMdxContent(props);',
+        '  }, this) : _jsxDEV(_createMdxContent, {',
+        '    ...props',
+        '  }, undefined, false, {',
+        '    fileName: "path/to/file.js"',
+        '  }, this);',
         '}',
         'function _missingMdxReference(id, component, place) {',
         '  throw new Error("Expected " + (component ? "component" : "object") + " `" + id + "` to be defined: you likely forgot to import, pass, or provide it." + (place ? "\\nIt’s referenced in your code at `" + place + "` in `path/to/file.js`" : ""));',
@@ -924,7 +930,9 @@ test('@mdx-js/mdx: syntax: MDX (ESM)', async function (t) {
           '    children: _jsx(_createMdxContent, {',
           '      ...props',
           '    })',
-          '  }) : _createMdxContent(props);',
+          '  }) : _jsx(_createMdxContent, {',
+          '    ...props',
+          '  });',
           '}',
           'return {',
           '  default: MDXContent',
diff --git a/packages/rollup/test/index.js b/packages/rollup/test/index.js
index 81d49dc8e..db347f94a 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/rollup/test/index.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test('@mdx-js/rollup', async function (t) {
     // Source map.
     assert.equal(
       chunk.map?.mappings,
-      ';;AAAO,SAAA,OAAA,GAAA;;AAA8B,IAAA,QAAA,EAAA,QAAA;;;;;;;;;AAEnC,IAAA,QAAA,EAAA,CAAA,SAAA,EAAAA,GAAA,CAAA,OAAA,EAAA,EAAA,CAAA,CAAA;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;'
+      ';;AAAO,SAAA,OAAA,GAAA;;AAA8B,IAAA,QAAA,EAAA,QAAA;;;;;;;;;AAEnC,IAAA,QAAA,EAAA,CAAA,SAAA,EAAAA,GAAA,CAAA,OAAA,EAAA,EAAA,CAAA,CAAA;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;'
     )
 
     await fs.writeFile(jsUrl, chunk.code)