diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Fir2Ir.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Fir2Ir.kt
index 1bb3d854b73..6f8e89868c6 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Fir2Ir.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Fir2Ir.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ internal fun PhaseContext.fir2Ir(
     val fir2IrConfiguration = Fir2IrConfiguration(
             languageVersionSettings = configuration.languageVersionSettings,
             diagnosticReporter = diagnosticsReporter,
-            linkViaSignatures = false,
+            linkViaSignatures = true,
             evaluatedConstTracker = configuration
                     .putIfAbsent(CommonConfigurationKeys.EVALUATED_CONST_TRACKER, EvaluatedConstTracker.create()),
             inlineConstTracker = null,