diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/NativeTestSupport.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/NativeTestSupport.kt
index 3ca1892e868..0a7f828b627 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/NativeTestSupport.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/NativeTestSupport.kt
@@ -167,10 +167,11 @@ private object NativeTestSupport {
 
         val nativeHome = getOrCreateTestProcessSettings().get<KotlinNativeHome>()
 
-        val hostManager = HostManager(distribution = Distribution(nativeHome.dir.path), experimental = false)
+        val distribution = Distribution(nativeHome.dir.path)
+        val hostManager = HostManager(distribution, experimental = false)
         val nativeTargets = computeNativeTargets(enforcedProperties, hostManager)
 
-        val cacheMode = computeCacheMode(enforcedProperties, nativeHome, nativeTargets, optimizationMode)
+        val cacheMode = computeCacheMode(enforcedProperties, distribution, nativeTargets, optimizationMode)
         if (cacheMode != CacheMode.WithoutCache) {
             assertEquals(ThreadStateChecker.DISABLED, threadStateChecker) {
                 "Thread state checker can not be used with cache"
@@ -228,14 +229,14 @@ private object NativeTestSupport {
 
     private fun computeCacheMode(
         enforcedProperties: EnforcedProperties,
-        kotlinNativeHome: KotlinNativeHome,
+        distribution: Distribution,
         kotlinNativeTargets: KotlinNativeTargets,
         optimizationMode: OptimizationMode
     ): CacheMode {
         val cacheMode = ClassLevelProperty.CACHE_MODE.readValue(
             enforcedProperties,
             CacheMode.Alias.values(),
-            default = CacheMode.Alias.STATIC_ONLY_DIST
+            default = CacheMode.defaultForTestTarget(distribution, kotlinNativeTargets)
         )
         val staticCacheRequiredForEveryLibrary = when (cacheMode) {
             CacheMode.Alias.NO -> return CacheMode.WithoutCache
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ private object NativeTestSupport {
             CacheMode.Alias.STATIC_EVERYWHERE -> true
         }
 
-        return CacheMode.WithStaticCache(kotlinNativeHome, kotlinNativeTargets, optimizationMode, staticCacheRequiredForEveryLibrary)
+        return CacheMode.WithStaticCache(distribution, kotlinNativeTargets, optimizationMode, staticCacheRequiredForEveryLibrary)
     }
 
     private fun computeTestMode(enforcedProperties: EnforcedProperties): TestMode =
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/settings/TestProcessSettings.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/settings/TestProcessSettings.kt
index d049b9f60c5..ec0bdd371f3 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/settings/TestProcessSettings.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/settings/TestProcessSettings.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.TestKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.LocalTestRunner
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.NoopTestRunner
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.Runner
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.properties.resolvablePropertyList
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.Distribution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.KonanTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.services.JUnit5Assertions.assertTrue
 import java.io.File
@@ -157,13 +159,13 @@ internal sealed interface CacheMode {
     }
 
     class WithStaticCache(
-        kotlinNativeHome: KotlinNativeHome,
+        distribution: Distribution,
         kotlinNativeTargets: KotlinNativeTargets,
         optimizationMode: OptimizationMode,
         override val staticCacheRequiredForEveryLibrary: Boolean
     ) : CacheMode {
-        override val staticCacheRootDir: File = kotlinNativeHome.dir
-            .resolve("klib/cache")
+        override val staticCacheRootDir: File = File(distribution.klib)
+            .resolve("cache")
             .resolve(
                 computeCacheDirName(
                     testTarget = kotlinNativeTargets.testTarget,
@@ -184,6 +186,15 @@ internal sealed interface CacheMode {
     enum class Alias { NO, STATIC_ONLY_DIST, STATIC_EVERYWHERE }
 
     companion object {
+        fun defaultForTestTarget(distribution: Distribution, kotlinNativeTargets: KotlinNativeTargets): Alias {
+            val cacheableTargets = distribution.properties
+                .resolvablePropertyList("cacheableTargets", kotlinNativeTargets.hostTarget.name)
+                .map { KonanTarget.predefinedTargets.getValue(it) }
+                .toSet()
+
+            return if (kotlinNativeTargets.testTarget in cacheableTargets) Alias.STATIC_ONLY_DIST else Alias.NO
+        }
+
         private fun computeCacheDirName(testTarget: KonanTarget, cacheKind: String, debuggable: Boolean) =
             "$testTarget${if (debuggable) "-g" else ""}$cacheKind"
     }