diff --git a/native/tests-blackbox/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/TestCompiler.kt b/native/tests-blackbox/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/TestCompiler.kt
index 13a00883369..0f5197e38b4 100644
--- a/native/tests-blackbox/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/TestCompiler.kt
+++ b/native/tests-blackbox/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/TestCompiler.kt
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ private class TestCompilationImpl(
             "-repo", environment.globalEnvironment.kotlinNativeHome.resolve("klib").path,
             "-output", expectedArtifactFile.path,
             "-Xskip-prerelease-check",
-            "-Xverify-ir"
+            "-Xverify-ir",
+            "-Xbinary=runtimeAssertionsMode=panic"
         )
 
         addFlattened(dependencies.libraries) { library -> listOf("-l", library.resultingArtifactPath) }