diff --git a/app/svelte/package.json b/app/svelte/package.json
index 19f255c5964b..2ddf73de058f 100644
--- a/app/svelte/package.json
+++ b/app/svelte/package.json
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
     "svelte": "^3.1.0",
     "svelte-loader": "*"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "svelte-loader": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=10.13.0"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4bf7aa604d21..e9fa5045bb35 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8949,6 +8949,9 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/core": "*"
     svelte: ^3.1.0
     svelte-loader: "*"
+  peerDependenciesMeta:
+    svelte-loader:
+      optional: true
   bin:
     build-storybook: ./bin/build.js
     start-storybook: ./bin/index.js