diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/flag.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/flag.go
index 6eaf89efe3..a833364c66 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/flag.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/flag.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func ParseFlags() {
 
 	Debug.ConcurrentOk = true
 	Debug.InlFuncsWithClosures = 1
-	Debug.InlStaticInit = 1
+	Debug.InlStaticInit = 0
 	Debug.SyncFrames = -1 // disable sync markers by default
 
 	Debug.Checkptr = -1 // so we can tell whether it is set explicitly
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue56778.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue56778.go
index 8bb5c3e213..3c27501fd2 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue56778.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue56778.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// compiledir
+// compiledir -d=inlstaticinit=1
 
 // Copyright 2022 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
diff --git a/test/inline.go b/test/inline.go
index cf2cd8cd60..1aa8fccbbd 100644
--- a/test/inline.go
+++ b/test/inline.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// errorcheckwithauto -0 -m -d=inlfuncswithclosures=1
+// errorcheckwithauto -0 -m -d=inlfuncswithclosures=1 -d=inlstaticinit=1
 
 // Copyright 2015 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
diff --git a/test/noinit.go b/test/noinit.go
index ed8e572e51..505467cf8f 100644
--- a/test/noinit.go
+++ b/test/noinit.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// run
+// run -gcflags=-d=inlstaticinit=1
 //go:build !gcflags_noopt
 
 // Copyright 2010 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.