diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CompilerOutput.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CompilerOutput.kt
index 707c397f18d..2e9d1a28ef1 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CompilerOutput.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CompilerOutput.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan
 
 import llvm.LLVMLinkModules2
 import llvm.LLVMWriteBitcodeToFile
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.library.KonanLibraryReader
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.library.impl.buildLibrary
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm.parseBitcodeFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.CompilerOutputKind
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ internal fun produceOutput(context: Context) {
             val output = context.config.outputName
             val libraryName = context.config.moduleId
             val neededLibraries 
-                = context.librariesWithDependencies
+                = context.llvm.librariesForLibraryManifest
             val abiVersion = context.config.currentAbiVersion
             val target = context.config.targetManager.target
             val nopack = config.getBoolean(KonanConfigKeys.NOPACK)
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
index bbb70d90cea..c98e0099a5d 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class KonanConfig(val project: Project, val configuration: CompilerConfiguration
     private val repositories = configuration.getList(KonanConfigKeys.REPOSITORIES)
     private val resolver = defaultResolver(repositories, distribution)
 
-    private val immediateLibraries: List<LibraryReaderImpl> by lazy {
+    internal val immediateLibraries: List<LibraryReaderImpl> by lazy {
         val result = resolver.resolveImmediateLibraries(
                 libraryNames,
                 targetManager.target,
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt
index 26072a69967..2c83ef178fd 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ internal class LinkStage(val context: Context) {
     private val debug = config.get(KonanConfigKeys.DEBUG) ?: false
     private val nomain = config.get(KonanConfigKeys.NOMAIN) ?: false
     private val emitted = context.bitcodeFileName
-    private val libraries = context.librariesWithDependencies
+    private val libraries = context.llvm.librariesToLink
     private fun MutableList<String>.addNonEmpty(elements: List<String>) {
         addAll(elements.filter { !it.isEmpty() })
     }
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/ContextUtils.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/ContextUtils.kt
index db8b8f80c63..5eb12e6c645 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/ContextUtils.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/ContextUtils.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.DeserializedKonanModule
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.LlvmSymbolOrigin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.KonanTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.hash.GlobalHash
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.library.KonanLibraryReader
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.library.impl.LibraryReaderImpl
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.library.withResolvedDependencies
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.FunctionDescriptor
@@ -325,6 +327,22 @@ internal class Llvm(val context: Context, val llvmModule: LLVMModuleRef) {
         }
     }
 
+    val librariesToLink: List<KonanLibraryReader> get() = context.config.immediateLibraries
+            .filter { !it.isDefaultLibrary || it in usedLibraries }
+            .withResolvedDependencies()
+
+    val librariesForLibraryManifest: List<KonanLibraryReader> get() {
+        // Note: library manifest should contain the list of all user libraries and frontend-used default libraries.
+        // However this would result into linking too many default libraries into the application which uses current
+        // library. This problem should probably be fixed by adding different kind of dependencies to library
+        // manifest.
+        // Currently the problem is workarounded like this:
+        return this.librariesToLink
+        // This list contains all user libraries and the default libraries required for link (not frontend).
+        // That's why the workaround doesn't work only in very special cases, e.g. when `-nodefaultlibs` is enabled
+        // when compiling the application, while the library API uses types from default libs.
+    }
+
     val staticData = StaticData(context)
 
     val runtimeFile = context.config.distribution.runtime