diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileScript.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileScript.spec.ts
index 3645ccb92da..3a066178632 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileScript.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileScript.spec.ts
@@ -1101,22 +1101,22 @@ const emit = defineEmits(['a', 'b'])
       assertAwaitDetection(
         `await (await foo)`,
         `;(([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
-          `()=>(((([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
+          `async ()=>(((([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
           `()=>(foo))),__temp=await __temp,__restore(),__temp))))` +
           `),__temp=await __temp,__restore())`
       )
       assertAwaitDetection(
         `await ((await foo))`,
         `;(([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
-          `()=>((((([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
+          `async ()=>((((([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
           `()=>(foo))),__temp=await __temp,__restore(),__temp)))))` +
           `),__temp=await __temp,__restore())`
       )
       assertAwaitDetection(
         `await (await (await foo))`,
         `;(([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
-          `()=>(((([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
-          `()=>(((([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
+          `async ()=>(((([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
+          `async ()=>(((([__temp,__restore]=_withAsyncContext(` +
           `()=>(foo))),__temp=await __temp,__restore(),__temp))))` +
           `),__temp=await __temp,__restore(),__temp))))` +
           `),__temp=await __temp,__restore())`
diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts
index 4a46dfbc63c..7fb02cea464 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ export function compileScript(
       end + startOffset,
       `${isStatement ? `;` : ``}(([__temp,__restore]=${helper(
         `withAsyncContext`
-      )}(()=>(`
+      )}(${node.argument.type === 'AwaitExpression' ? `async ` : ``}()=>(`
     )
     s.appendLeft(
       node.end! + startOffset,