diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/cfg/JetControlFlowProcessor.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/cfg/JetControlFlowProcessor.java
index 1ead3251e54..c3dab813a27 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/cfg/JetControlFlowProcessor.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/cfg/JetControlFlowProcessor.java
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ public class JetControlFlowProcessor {
             JetExpression defaultValue = parameter.getDefaultValue();
             builder.declare(parameter);
             if (defaultValue != null) {
-                builder.read(defaultValue);
+                value(defaultValue, inCondition);
             }
             builder.write(parameter, parameter);
         }