diff --git a/src/attr/_make.py b/src/attr/_make.py
--- a/src/attr/_make.py
+++ b/src/attr/_make.py
@@ -2207,15 +2207,17 @@ def _attrs_to_init_script(
         # leading comma & kw_only args
         args += f"{', ' if args else ''}*, {', '.join(kw_only_args)}"
         pre_init_kw_only_args = ", ".join(
-            [f"{kw_arg}={kw_arg}" for kw_arg in kw_only_args]
+            [
+                f"{kw_arg_name}={kw_arg_name}"
+                # We need to remove the defaults from the kw_only_args.
+                for kw_arg_name in (kwa.split("=")[0] for kwa in kw_only_args)
+            ]
         )
-        pre_init_args += (
-            ", " if pre_init_args else ""
-        )  # handle only kwargs and no regular args
+        pre_init_args += ", " if pre_init_args else ""
         pre_init_args += pre_init_kw_only_args
 
     if call_pre_init and pre_init_has_args:
-        # If pre init method has arguments, pass same arguments as `__init__`
+        # If pre init method has arguments, pass same arguments as `__init__`.
         lines[0] = f"self.__attrs_pre_init__({pre_init_args})"
 
     # Python 3.7 doesn't allow backslashes in f strings.

diff --git a/tests/test_make.py b/tests/test_make.py
--- a/tests/test_make.py
+++ b/tests/test_make.py
@@ -694,6 +694,25 @@ def __attrs_pre_init__(self2, y):
 
         assert 12 == getattr(c, "z", None)
 
+    @pytest.mark.usefixtures("with_and_without_validation")
+    def test_pre_init_kw_only_work_with_defaults(self):
+        """
+        Default values together with kw_only don't break __attrs__pre_init__.
+        """
+        val = None
+
+        @attr.define
+        class KWOnlyAndDefault:
+            kw_and_default: int = attr.field(kw_only=True, default=3)
+
+            def __attrs_pre_init__(self, *, kw_and_default):
+                nonlocal val
+                val = kw_and_default
+
+        inst = KWOnlyAndDefault()
+
+        assert 3 == val == inst.kw_and_default
+
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures("with_and_without_validation")
     def test_post_init(self):
         """

`kw_only` with `default` breaks `__attrs_pre_init__` call
The following code raises SyntaxError
```python
from attrs import define, field

@define
class A:
    a: int = field(kw_only=True, default=3)

    def __attrs_pre_init__(self, _):
        pass
```
```python
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/user/attrs_pre_init.py", line 4, in <module>
    @define
     ^^^^^^
  File "/home/user/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/attr/_next_gen.py", line 153, in define
    return wrap(maybe_cls)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/user/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/attr/_next_gen.py", line 144, in wrap
    return do_it(cls, True)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/user/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/attr/_next_gen.py", line 90, in do_it
    return attrs(
           ^^^^^^
  File "/home/user/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/attr/_make.py", line 1715, in attrs
    return wrap(maybe_cls)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/user/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/attr/_make.py", line 1694, in wrap
    builder.add_init()
  File "/home/user/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/attr/_make.py", line 1090, in add_init
    _make_init(
  File "/home/user/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/attr/_make.py", line 2181, in _make_init
    init = _make_method(
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/user/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/attr/_make.py", line 345, in _make_method
    _compile_and_eval(script, globs, locs, filename)
  File "/home/user/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/attr/_make.py", line 317, in _compile_and_eval
    bytecode = compile(script, filename, "exec")
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "<attrs generated init __main__.A>", line 2
    self.__attrs_pre_init__(a=attr_dict['a'].default=a=attr_dict['a'].default)
                                                    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
```

