diff --git a/.changeset/small-donuts-end.md b/.changeset/small-donuts-end.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec0f64800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/small-donuts-end.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'eslint-plugin-svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: crash with eslint v9.16.0 in `svelte/no-inner-declarations`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d1e7a09c..e7788f6b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.16.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.16.0",
     "env-cmd": "^10.1.0",
-    "eslint": "~9.15.0",
+    "eslint": "~9.16.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
     "eslint-formatter-friendly": "^7.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "^6.3.2",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-inner-declarations.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-inner-declarations.ts
index 568b3faf3..42e5d469a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-inner-declarations.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-inner-declarations.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const coreRule = getCoreRule('no-inner-declarations');
 
 export default createRule('no-inner-declarations', {
 	meta: {
+		...coreRule.meta,
 		docs: {
 			description: 'disallow variable or `function` declarations in nested blocks',
 			category: 'Extension Rules',