diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/debug.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/debug.go
index 2a0aa2f5c8..4667fdb1da 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/debug.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/debug.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type DebugFlags struct {
 	GCProg                int    `help:"print dump of GC programs"`
 	Gossahash             string `help:"hash value for use in debugging the compiler"`
 	InlFuncsWithClosures  int    `help:"allow functions with closures to be inlined" concurrent:"ok"`
+	InlStaticInit         int    `help:"allow static initialization of inlined calls"`
 	InterfaceCycles       int    `help:"allow anonymous interface cycles"`
 	Libfuzzer             int    `help:"enable coverage instrumentation for libfuzzer"`
 	LocationLists         int    `help:"print information about DWARF location list creation"`
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/flag.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/flag.go
index f1685104b1..1546c277fd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/flag.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/flag.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ func ParseFlags() {
 
 	Debug.ConcurrentOk = true
 	Debug.InlFuncsWithClosures = 1
+	Debug.InlStaticInit = 0
 	if buildcfg.Experiment.Unified {
 		Debug.Unified = 1
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/staticinit/sched.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/staticinit/sched.go
index 0f037d5467..12bf932a7b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/staticinit/sched.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/staticinit/sched.go
@@ -451,6 +451,10 @@ func (s *Schedule) addvalue(p *Plan, xoffset int64, n ir.Node) {
 }
 
 func (s *Schedule) staticAssignInlinedCall(l *ir.Name, loff int64, call *ir.InlinedCallExpr, typ *types.Type) bool {
+	if base.Debug.InlStaticInit == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	// Handle the special case of an inlined call of
 	// a function body with a single return statement,
 	// which turns into a single assignment plus a goto.
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.