diff --git a/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Linker/TypeMapInfo.cs b/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Linker/TypeMapInfo.cs
index a2f118adf9fb7..804b2ad93ec26 100644
--- a/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Linker/TypeMapInfo.cs
+++ b/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Linker/TypeMapInfo.cs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void MapInterfaceMethodsInTypeHierarchy (TypeDefinition type)
 					}
 
 					// Look for a default implementation last.
-					FindAndAddDefaultInterfaceImplementations (type, resolvedInterfaceMethod);
+					FindAndAddDefaultInterfaceImplementations (type, type, resolvedInterfaceMethod);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -279,16 +279,23 @@ void AnnotateMethods (MethodDefinition @base, MethodDefinition @override, Interf
 			return context.TryResolve (type)?.BaseType;
 		}
 
-		// Returns a list of default implementations of the given interface method on this type.
-		// Note that this returns a list to potentially cover the diamond case (more than one
-		// most specific implementation of the given interface methods). ILLink needs to preserve
-		// all the implementations so that the proper exception can be thrown at runtime.
-		void FindAndAddDefaultInterfaceImplementations (TypeDefinition type, MethodDefinition interfaceMethod)
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns a list of default implementations of the given interface method on this type.
+		/// Note that this returns a list to potentially cover the diamond case (more than one
+		/// most specific implementation of the given interface methods). ILLink needs to preserve
+		/// all the implementations so that the proper exception can be thrown at runtime.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="type">The type that implements (directly or via a base interface) the declaring interface of <paramref name="interfaceMethod"/></param>
+		/// <param name="interfaceMethod">The method to find a default implementation for</param>
+		/// <param name="implOfInterface">
+		/// The InterfaceImplementation on <paramref name="type"/> that points to the DeclaringType of <paramref name="interfaceMethod"/>.
+		/// </param>
+		void FindAndAddDefaultInterfaceImplementations (TypeDefinition typeThatImplementsInterface, TypeDefinition typeThatMayHaveDIM, MethodDefinition interfaceMethodToBeImplemented)
 		{
 			// Go over all interfaces, trying to find a method that is an explicit MethodImpl of the
 			// interface method in question.
 
-			foreach (var interfaceImpl in type.Interfaces) {
+			foreach (var interfaceImpl in typeThatMayHaveDIM.Interfaces) {
 				var potentialImplInterface = context.TryResolve (interfaceImpl.InterfaceType);
 				if (potentialImplInterface == null)
 					continue;
@@ -296,9 +303,9 @@ void FindAndAddDefaultInterfaceImplementations (TypeDefinition type, MethodDefin
 				bool foundImpl = false;
 
 				foreach (var potentialImplMethod in potentialImplInterface.Methods) {
-					if (potentialImplMethod == interfaceMethod &&
+					if (potentialImplMethod == interfaceMethodToBeImplemented &&
 						!potentialImplMethod.IsAbstract) {
-						AddDefaultInterfaceImplementation (interfaceMethod, type, (interfaceImpl, potentialImplMethod));
+						AddDefaultInterfaceImplementation (interfaceMethodToBeImplemented, typeThatImplementsInterface, (interfaceImpl, potentialImplMethod));
 						foundImpl = true;
 						break;
 					}
@@ -308,8 +315,8 @@ void FindAndAddDefaultInterfaceImplementations (TypeDefinition type, MethodDefin
 
 					// This method is an override of something. Let's see if it's the method we are looking for.
 					foreach (var @override in potentialImplMethod.Overrides) {
-						if (context.TryResolve (@override) == interfaceMethod) {
-							AddDefaultInterfaceImplementation (interfaceMethod, type, (interfaceImpl, @potentialImplMethod));
+						if (context.TryResolve (@override) == interfaceMethodToBeImplemented) {
+							AddDefaultInterfaceImplementation (interfaceMethodToBeImplemented, typeThatImplementsInterface, (interfaceImpl, potentialImplMethod));
 							foundImpl = true;
 							break;
 						}
@@ -323,7 +330,7 @@ void FindAndAddDefaultInterfaceImplementations (TypeDefinition type, MethodDefin
 				// We haven't found a MethodImpl on the current interface, but one of the interfaces
 				// this interface requires could still provide it.
 				if (!foundImpl) {
-					FindAndAddDefaultInterfaceImplementations (potentialImplInterface, interfaceMethod);
+					FindAndAddDefaultInterfaceImplementations (typeThatImplementsInterface, potentialImplInterface, interfaceMethodToBeImplemented);
 				}
 			}
 		}