diff --git a/packages/language-core/lib/codegen/script/template.ts b/packages/language-core/lib/codegen/script/template.ts
index 43b95da7c9..208bc2ca35 100644
--- a/packages/language-core/lib/codegen/script/template.ts
+++ b/packages/language-core/lib/codegen/script/template.ts
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ function* generateTemplateBody(
 		yield `// no template${newLine}`;
 		if (!options.scriptSetupRanges?.slots.define) {
 			yield `const __VLS_slots = {}${endOfLine}`;
-			yield `const $refs = {}${endOfLine}`;
-			yield `const __VLS_inheritedAttrs = {}${endOfLine}`;
 		}
+		yield `const $refs = {}${endOfLine}`;
+		yield `const __VLS_inheritedAttrs = {}${endOfLine}`;
 	}
 
 	yield `return {${newLine}`;