diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 0f611b36c6a5..46d0c4fd0a5d 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2010-11-27  Tobias Burnus  <burnus@net-b.de>
+	    Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/46678
+	trans-decl.c (gfc_trans_auto_character_variable): Use gfc_init_block
+	instead of gfc_start_block.
+
 2010-11-27  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/46301
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c b/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c
index 3eb70f8c0890..b9c14169eec3 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c
@@ -2952,7 +2952,7 @@ gfc_trans_auto_character_variable (gfc_symbol * sym, gfc_wrapped_block * block)
   gcc_assert (sym->backend_decl);
   gcc_assert (sym->ts.u.cl && sym->ts.u.cl->length);
 
-  gfc_start_block (&init);
+  gfc_init_block (&init);
 
   /* Evaluate the string length expression.  */
   gfc_conv_string_length (sym->ts.u.cl, NULL, &init);