diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 2da6551b608..7a0ec871266 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-03-12  Tobias Burnus  <burnus@net-b.de>
+
+	PR fortran/52542
+	* decl.c (match_procedure_decl): If the interface
+	is bind(C), the procedure is as well.
+
 2012-03-10  Steven Bosscher  <steven@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	* convert.c (convert): Fold BOOLEAN_TYPE types to the proper variant.
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/decl.c b/gcc/fortran/decl.c
index 75b8a899c5e..4da21c316e3 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/decl.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/decl.c
@@ -4855,6 +4855,13 @@ match_procedure_decl (void)
   if (m == MATCH_ERROR)
     return MATCH_ERROR;
 
+  if (proc_if && proc_if->attr.is_bind_c && !current_attr.is_bind_c)
+    {
+      current_attr.is_bind_c = 1;
+      has_name_equals = 0;
+      curr_binding_label = NULL;
+    }
+
   /* Get procedure symbols.  */
   for(num=1;;num++)
     {
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index cb5afed9926..cdca21e6555 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-03-12  Tobias Burnus  <burnus@net-b.de>
+
+	PR fortran/52542
+	* gfortran.dg/proc_ptr_35.f90: New.
+
 2012-03-11  Uros Bizjak  <ubizjak@gmail.com>
 
 	PR target/52530
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/proc_ptr_35.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/proc_ptr_35.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6ca3a67b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/proc_ptr_35.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+!
+! PR fortran/52542
+!
+! Ensure that the procedure myproc is Bind(C).
+!
+! Contributed by Mat Cross of NAG
+!
+interface
+  subroutine s() bind(c)
+  end subroutine s
+end interface
+procedure(s) :: myproc
+call myproc()
+end
+! { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "myproc_" } }