diff --git a/gcc/ada/sem_ch12.adb b/gcc/ada/sem_ch12.adb
index f1446faec09..65ce631456e 100644
--- a/gcc/ada/sem_ch12.adb
+++ b/gcc/ada/sem_ch12.adb
@@ -1776,6 +1776,22 @@ package body Sem_Ch12 is
       Delta_Val : constant Ureal := Ureal_1;
       Digs_Val  : constant Uint  := Uint_6;
 
+      function Make_Dummy_Bound return Node_Id;
+      --  Return a properly typed universal real literal to use as a bound
+
+      ----------------------
+      -- Make_Dummy_Bound --
+      ----------------------
+
+      function Make_Dummy_Bound return Node_Id is
+         Bound : constant Node_Id := Make_Real_Literal (Loc, Ureal_1);
+      begin
+         Set_Etype (Bound, Universal_Real);
+         return Bound;
+      end Make_Dummy_Bound;
+
+   --  Start of processing for Analyze_Formal_Decimal_Fixed_Point_Type
+
    begin
       Enter_Name (T);
 
@@ -1788,8 +1804,8 @@ package body Sem_Ch12 is
       Set_Small_Value    (Base, Delta_Val);
       Set_Scalar_Range   (Base,
         Make_Range (Loc,
-          Low_Bound  => Make_Real_Literal (Loc, Ureal_1),
-          High_Bound => Make_Real_Literal (Loc, Ureal_1)));
+          Low_Bound  => Make_Dummy_Bound,
+          High_Bound => Make_Dummy_Bound));
 
       Set_Is_Generic_Type (Base);
       Set_Parent          (Base, Parent (Def));