diff --git a/apps/svelte.dev/content/docs/svelte/02-runes/07-$inspect.md b/apps/svelte.dev/content/docs/svelte/02-runes/07-$inspect.md
index f2998f949d..aa7c6ea448 100644
--- a/apps/svelte.dev/content/docs/svelte/02-runes/07-$inspect.md
+++ b/apps/svelte.dev/content/docs/svelte/02-runes/07-$inspect.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ This rune, added in 5.14, causes the surrounding function to be _traced_ in deve
 	import { doSomeWork } from './elsewhere';
 
 	$effect(() => {
+		+++// $inspect.trace must be the first statement of a function body+++
 		+++$inspect.trace();+++
 		doSomeWork();
 	});