diff --git a/compiler/forget/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts b/compiler/forget/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
index 0a11edeb54..c4724ac036 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
+++ b/compiler/forget/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
@@ -1795,16 +1795,14 @@ function lowerReorderableExpression(
   builder: HIRBuilder,
   expr: NodePath<t.Expression>
 ): Place {
-  if (isReorderableExpression(builder, expr)) {
-    return lowerExpressionToTemporary(builder, expr);
-  } else {
+  if (!isReorderableExpression(builder, expr)) {
     builder.errors.push({
       reason: `(BuildHIR::node.lowerReorderableExpression) Expression type '${expr.type}' cannot be safely reordered`,
       severity: ErrorSeverity.Todo,
       nodePath: expr,
     });
-    return buildTemporaryPlace(builder, expr.node.loc ?? GeneratedSource);
   }
+  return lowerExpressionToTemporary(builder, expr);
 }
 
 function isReorderableExpression(
diff --git a/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-array-param-default.expect.md b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-array-param-default.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b904270e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-array-param-default.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+function Component([a = 2]) {
+  return a;
+}
+
+```
+
+## Code
+
+```javascript
+function Component(t13) {
+  const [t14] = t13;
+  const a = t14 === undefined ? 2 : t14;
+  return a;
+}
+
+```
+      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-array-param-default.js b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-array-param-default.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f28a0fb7b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-array-param-default.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function Component([a = 2]) {
+  return a;
+}
diff --git a/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-object-param-default.expect.md b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-object-param-default.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f97dfec14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-object-param-default.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+function Component({ a = 2 }) {
+  return a;
+}
+
+```
+
+## Code
+
+```javascript
+function Component(t13) {
+  const { a: t14 } = t13;
+  const a = t14 === undefined ? 2 : t14;
+  return a;
+}
+
+```
+      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-object-param-default.js b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-object-param-default.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66712fe5ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/destructuring-object-param-default.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function Component({ a = 2 }) {
+  return a;
+}