diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 5e8e7d1b8207..13f1a9089dbe 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-07-30  Steven G. Kargl  <kargl@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/69867
+	* decl.c (build_struct): Ensure that pointers point to something.
+
 2016-07-30  Steven G. Kargl  <kargl@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/69962
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/decl.c b/gcc/fortran/decl.c
index ae68c09f586e..818e7d4ca988 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/decl.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/decl.c
@@ -1926,8 +1926,10 @@ build_struct (const char *name, gfc_charlen *cl, gfc_expr **init,
 
       if (c->initializer->expr_type == EXPR_CONSTANT)
 	gfc_set_constant_character_len (len, c->initializer, -1);
-      else if (mpz_cmp (c->ts.u.cl->length->value.integer,
-			c->initializer->ts.u.cl->length->value.integer))
+      else if (c->initializer
+		&& c->initializer->ts.u.cl
+		&& mpz_cmp (c->ts.u.cl->length->value.integer,
+			    c->initializer->ts.u.cl->length->value.integer))
 	{
 	  gfc_constructor *ctor;
 	  ctor = gfc_constructor_first (c->initializer->value.constructor);
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 73e2258fa299..8625717c5bfd 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-07-30  Steven G. Kargl  <kargl@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/69867
+	* gfortran.dg/pr69867.f90: New test.
+
 2016-07-30  Steven G. Kargl  <kargl@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/69962
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr69867.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr69867.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..132d5e83b161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr69867.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+program p
+ type t
+  character(1) :: c(1)=[1] ! { dg-error "convert INTEGER.4. to CHARACTER.1." }
+ end type
+end