diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
index 65b742852a2..73ffa812cea 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
@@ -1425,11 +1425,15 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
                     fieldPtrOfClass(thisPtr, value.symbol.owner), value.descriptor.isVar())
         } else {
             assert(value.receiver == null)
-            if (context.config.threadsAreAllowed && value.symbol.owner.isMainOnlyNonPrimitive) {
-                functionGenerationContext.checkMainThread(currentCodeContext.exceptionHandler)
+            return if (value.symbol.owner.correspondingProperty?.isConst == true) {
+                 evaluateConst(value.symbol.owner.initializer?.expression as IrConst<*>)
+            } else {
+                if (context.config.threadsAreAllowed && value.symbol.owner.isMainOnlyNonPrimitive) {
+                    functionGenerationContext.checkMainThread(currentCodeContext.exceptionHandler)
+                }
+                val ptr = context.llvmDeclarations.forStaticField(value.symbol.owner).storage
+                functionGenerationContext.loadSlot(ptr, value.descriptor.isVar())
             }
-            val ptr = context.llvmDeclarations.forStaticField(value.symbol.owner).storage
-            return functionGenerationContext.loadSlot(ptr, value.descriptor.isVar())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/IrModuleSerializer.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/IrModuleSerializer.kt
index ef88b8fd2c4..805e30c7f61 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/IrModuleSerializer.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/IrModuleSerializer.kt
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ internal class IrModuleSerializer(
         // Make sure that all top level properties are initialized on library's load.
         file.declarations
                 .filterIsInstance<IrProperty>()
-                .filter { it.backingField?.initializer != null }
+                .filter { it.backingField?.initializer != null && !it.isConst }
                 .forEach { proto.addExplicitlyExportedToCompiler(serializeIrSymbol(it.backingField!!.symbol)) }
 
         file.acceptVoid(object: IrElementVisitorVoid {
diff --git a/samples/gradle.properties b/samples/gradle.properties
index 053a240e37a..7eac8dd49ac 100644
--- a/samples/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/gradle.properties
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ kotlin_version=1.3.21
 
 # Use custom Kotlin/Native home:
 org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home=../../dist
+org.gradle.workers.max=4