diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt
index a097eec4399..34fa329c88d 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ abstract class KotlinIrLinker(
 
     open val partialLinkageSupport: PartialLinkageSupportForLinker get() = PartialLinkageSupportForLinker.DISABLED
 
+    open val returnUnboundSymbolsIfSignatureNotFound: Boolean
+        get() = partialLinkageSupport.isEnabled
+
     protected open val userVisibleIrModulesSupport: UserVisibleIrModulesSupport get() = UserVisibleIrModulesSupport.DEFAULT
 
     fun deserializeOrReturnUnboundIrSymbolIfPartialLinkageEnabled(
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ abstract class KotlinIrLinker(
         val symbol: IrSymbol? = actualModuleDeserializer?.tryDeserializeIrSymbol(idSignature, symbolKind)
 
         return symbol ?: run {
-            if (partialLinkageSupport.isEnabled)
+            if (returnUnboundSymbolsIfSignatureNotFound)
                 referenceDeserializedSymbol(symbolTable, null, symbolKind, idSignature)
             else
                 SignatureIdNotFoundInModuleWithDependencies(
diff --git a/kotlin-native/klib/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/klib/main.kt b/kotlin-native/klib/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/klib/main.kt
index f053b093776..2315f03dbb1 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/klib/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/klib/main.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/klib/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/klib/main.kt
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ class Library(val libraryNameOrPath: String, val requestedRepository: String?) {
             friendModules = emptyMap(),
             partialLinkageSupport = PartialLinkageSupportForLinker.DISABLED,
         )
+
+        override val returnUnboundSymbolsIfSignatureNotFound: Boolean
+            get() = true
+
         override val translationPluginContext: TranslationPluginContext
             get() = TODO("Not needed for ir dumping")