diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/defineModel.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/defineModel.ts
index 05082800284..a0b5e11fe4f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/defineModel.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/defineModel.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function processDefineModel(
   return true
 }
 
-export function genModelProps(ctx: ScriptCompileContext) {
+export function genModelProps(ctx: ScriptCompileContext): string | undefined {
   if (!ctx.hasDefineModelCall) return
 
   const isProd = !!ctx.options.isProd