https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=110288
--- Comment #3 from anlauf at gcc dot gnu.org --- The apparent discrepancy between fndecl and the actual arguments in the call may be a result from the following block in gfc_conv_procedure_call after: 7390 /* Deferred length dummies pass the character length by reference 7391 so that the value can be returned. */ 7392 if (parmse.string_length && fsym && fsym->ts.deferred) ... The following patch fixes the testcase and regtests ok so far: diff --git a/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.cc b/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.cc index 7017b652d6e..8ed812bff0d 100644 --- a/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.cc +++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.cc @@ -7404,7 +7404,10 @@ gfc_conv_procedure_call (gfc_se * se, gfc_symbol * sym, tmp = parmse.string_length; if (!VAR_P (tmp) && TREE_CODE (tmp) != COMPONENT_REF) tmp = gfc_evaluate_now (parmse.string_length, &se->pre); - parmse.string_length = gfc_build_addr_expr (NULL_TREE, tmp); + if (fsym->attr.allocatable || fsym->attr.pointer) + parmse.string_length = gfc_build_addr_expr (NULL_TREE, tmp); + else + parmse.string_length = tmp; } if (e && e->expr_type == EXPR_VARIABLE Needs more checking.