diff --git a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index e37d5a72eed..6048e4d9cc0 100644
--- a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -1541,6 +1541,15 @@ task deserialized_listof0(type: RunKonanTest) {
     flags = ["--enable", "deserializer"]
 }
 
+// Enable when deserialization for default arguments is fixed.
+task inline_defaultArgs_linkTest(type: LinkKonanTest) {
+    disabled = true
+    goldValue = "122\n47\n"
+    source = "codegen/inline/defaultArgs_linkTest_main.kt"
+    lib = "codegen/inline/defaultArgs_linkTest_lib.kt"
+    flags = ["--enable", "deserializer", "--print_ir", "--verbose", "deserializer", "--verbose", "lower_inline"]
+}
+
 kotlinNativeInterop {
     sysstat {
         pkg 'sysstat'
diff --git a/backend.native/tests/codegen/inline/defaultArgs_linkTest_lib.kt b/backend.native/tests/codegen/inline/defaultArgs_linkTest_lib.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04a3e5e7349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend.native/tests/codegen/inline/defaultArgs_linkTest_lib.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package a
+
+inline fun foo(x: Int, y: Int = 117) = x + y
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend.native/tests/codegen/inline/defaultArgs_linkTest_main.kt b/backend.native/tests/codegen/inline/defaultArgs_linkTest_main.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19a3db05739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend.native/tests/codegen/inline/defaultArgs_linkTest_main.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import a.*
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    println(foo(5))
+    println(foo(5, 42))
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KonanTest.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KonanTest.groovy
index 7fbd98918a0..5d9377b4201 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KonanTest.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KonanTest.groovy
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ class LinkKonanTest extends KonanTest {
         def libDir = project.file(lib).absolutePath
         def libBc = "${libDir}.bc"
 
-        runCompiler(lib, libBc, ['-nolink'])
-        runCompiler(filesToCompile, exe, ['-library', libBc])
+        runCompiler(lib, libBc, ['-nolink'] + ((flags != null) ? flags :[]))
+        runCompiler(filesToCompile, exe, ['-library', libBc] + ((flags != null) ? flags :[]))
     }
 }