diff --git a/src/supergraph/validation/rules/default-value-uses-inaccessible-rule.ts b/src/supergraph/validation/rules/default-value-uses-inaccessible-rule.ts
index 578f0c2..da85172 100644
--- a/src/supergraph/validation/rules/default-value-uses-inaccessible-rule.ts
+++ b/src/supergraph/validation/rules/default-value-uses-inaccessible-rule.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export function DefaultValueUsesInaccessibleRule(
         return;
       }
 
+      if (argState.inaccessible) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       detectInaccessibleDefaultValue(
         context,
         () => `${objectState.name}.${fieldState.name}(${argState.name}:)`,