diff --git a/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/FiberMonitorPlatform.scala b/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/FiberMonitorPlatform.scala
index f38fb411b7..f545b92e91 100644
--- a/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/FiberMonitorPlatform.scala
+++ b/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/FiberMonitorPlatform.scala
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ package cats.effect
 package unsafe
 
 import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
+import scala.scalanative.meta.LinktimeInfo
 
 private[effect] abstract class FiberMonitorPlatform {
   def apply(compute: ExecutionContext): FiberMonitor = {
-    if (false) { // LinktimeInfo.debugMode && LinktimeInfo.isWeakReferenceSupported
+    if (LinktimeInfo.debugMode && LinktimeInfo.isWeakReferenceSupported) {
       if (compute.isInstanceOf[EventLoopExecutorScheduler[_]]) {
         val loop = compute.asInstanceOf[EventLoopExecutorScheduler[_]]
         new FiberMonitorImpl(loop)
diff --git a/ioapp-tests/src/test/scala/IOAppSpec.scala b/ioapp-tests/src/test/scala/IOAppSpec.scala
index 6f640336b9..808e2fe122 100644
--- a/ioapp-tests/src/test/scala/IOAppSpec.scala
+++ b/ioapp-tests/src/test/scala/IOAppSpec.scala
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class IOAppSpec extends Specification {
       h.awaitStatus() mustEqual 1
     }
 
-    if (!isJava8 && !isWindows && platform != Native) {
+    if (!isJava8 && !isWindows) {
       // JDK 8 does not have free signals for live fiber snapshots
       // cannot observe signals sent to process termination on Windows
       "live fiber snapshot" in {