https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=93685
--- Comment #5 from anlauf at gcc dot gnu.org --- The following seems to do the latter job: diff --git a/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.c b/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.c index bfe08be2a94..f66afab85d1 100644 --- a/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.c +++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.c @@ -7877,12 +7877,14 @@ gfc_conv_initializer (gfc_expr * expr, gfc_typespec * ts, tree type, return se.expr; case BT_CHARACTER: - { - tree ctor = gfc_conv_string_init (ts->u.cl->backend_decl,expr); - TREE_STATIC (ctor) = 1; - return ctor; - } + if (expr->expr_type == EXPR_CONSTANT) + { + tree ctor = gfc_conv_string_init (ts->u.cl->backend_decl, expr); + TREE_STATIC (ctor) = 1; + return ctor; + } + /* Fallthrough. */ default: gfc_init_se (&se, NULL); gfc_conv_constant (&se, expr);