https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=78278
--- Comment #3 from Gerhard Steinmetz <gerhard.steinmetz.fort...@t-online.de> --- Well, it's an extension ... $ gfortran-7-20161106 -std=f95 -c z2.f90 # or -std=f2008 z2.f90:3:17: data x /null()/ 1 Error: GNU Extension: re-initialization of 'x' at (1) --- $ cat z8.f90 program p real :: x = 1.0 data x /2.0/ print *, x end $ gfortran-7-20161106 z8.f90 $ a.out 2.00000000