diff --git a/schemars/src/_private.rs b/schemars/src/_private.rs
index b914699..aa6b570 100644
--- a/schemars/src/_private.rs
+++ b/schemars/src/_private.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use crate::flatten::Merge;
 use crate::gen::SchemaGenerator;
 use crate::schema::{Metadata, Schema, SchemaObject};
 use crate::JsonSchema;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde_json::Value;
 
 // Helper for generating schemas for flattened `Option` fields.
 pub fn json_schema_for_flatten<T: ?Sized + JsonSchema>(
@@ -32,3 +34,34 @@ pub fn apply_metadata(schema: Schema, metadata: Metadata) -> Schema {
         Schema::Object(schema_obj)
     }
 }
+
+/// Hack to simulate specialization:
+/// `MaybeSerializeWrapper(x).maybe_to_value()` will resolve to either
+/// - The inherent method `MaybeSerializeWrapper::maybe_to_value(...)` if x is `Serialize`
+/// - The trait method `NoSerialize::maybe_to_value(...)` from the blanket impl otherwise
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! _schemars_maybe_to_value {
+    ($expression:expr) => {{
+        #[allow(unused_imports)]
+        use $crate::_private::{MaybeSerializeWrapper, NoSerialize as _};
+
+        MaybeSerializeWrapper($expression).maybe_to_value()
+    }};
+}
+
+pub struct MaybeSerializeWrapper<T>(pub T);
+
+pub trait NoSerialize: Sized {
+    fn maybe_to_value(self) -> Option<Value> {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> NoSerialize for T {}
+
+impl<T: Serialize> MaybeSerializeWrapper<T> {
+    pub fn maybe_to_value(self) -> Option<Value> {
+        serde_json::value::to_value(self.0).ok()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/schemars/tests/default.rs b/schemars/tests/default.rs
index d91585a..0d68d0e 100644
--- a/schemars/tests/default.rs
+++ b/schemars/tests/default.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 mod util;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use util::*;
 
 fn is_default<T: Default + PartialEq>(value: &T) -> bool {
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ where
     ser.collect_str(&format_args!("i:{} b:{}", value.my_int, value.my_bool))
 }
 
-#[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize, JsonSchema, Debug)]
+#[derive(Default, JsonSchema, Debug)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct MyStruct {
     pub my_int: i32,
@@ -37,9 +36,10 @@ pub struct MyStruct {
         skip_serializing_if = "is_default"
     )]
     pub my_struct2_default_skipped: MyStruct2,
+    pub not_serialize: NotSerialize,
 }
 
-#[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize, JsonSchema, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Default, JsonSchema, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(default = "ten_and_true")]
 pub struct MyStruct2 {
     #[serde(default = "six")]
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ pub struct MyStruct2 {
     pub my_bool: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Default, JsonSchema, Debug)]
+pub struct NotSerialize;
+
 #[test]
 fn schema_default_values() -> TestResult {
     test_default_generated_schema::<MyStruct>("default")
diff --git a/schemars/tests/expected/default.json b/schemars/tests/expected/default.json
index 6210986..aefef83 100644
--- a/schemars/tests/expected/default.json
+++ b/schemars/tests/expected/default.json
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
     },
     "my_struct2_default_skipped": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/MyStruct2"
+    },
+    "not_serialize": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/NotSerialize"
     }
   },
   "definitions": {
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@
           "type": "boolean"
         }
       }
+    },
+    "NotSerialize": {
+      "type": "null"
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schemars_derive/src/metadata.rs b/schemars_derive/src/metadata.rs
index aefe243..32dbf67 100644
--- a/schemars_derive/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/schemars_derive/src/metadata.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl<'a> SchemaMetadata<'a> {
 
         if let Some(default) = &self.default {
             setters.push(quote! {
-                default: #default.and_then(|d| schemars::_serde_json::value::to_value(d).ok()),
+                default: #default.and_then(|d| schemars::_schemars_maybe_to_value!(d)),
             });
         }