diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 8e33a1d231c..1e3a7a13e2b 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2015-09-25  Steven G. Kargl  <kargl@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/67525
+	* parse.c (match_deferred_characteristics): Remove an assert, which
+	allows an invalid SELECT TYPE selector to be detected.
+
 2015-09-25  Manuel López-Ibáñez  <manu@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR pretty-print/67567
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/parse.c b/gcc/fortran/parse.c
index 62bcb61e96e..f8d84de306a 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/parse.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/parse.c
@@ -3113,15 +3113,18 @@ match_deferred_characteristics (gfc_typespec * ts)
 static void
 check_function_result_typed (void)
 {
-  gfc_typespec* ts = &gfc_current_ns->proc_name->result->ts;
+  gfc_typespec ts;
 
   gcc_assert (gfc_current_state () == COMP_FUNCTION);
-  gcc_assert (ts->type != BT_UNKNOWN);
+
+  if (!gfc_current_ns->proc_name->result) return;
+
+  ts = gfc_current_ns->proc_name->result->ts;
 
   /* Check type-parameters, at the moment only CHARACTER lengths possible.  */
   /* TODO:  Extend when KIND type parameters are implemented.  */
-  if (ts->type == BT_CHARACTER && ts->u.cl && ts->u.cl->length)
-    gfc_expr_check_typed (ts->u.cl->length, gfc_current_ns, true);
+  if (ts.type == BT_CHARACTER && ts.u.cl && ts.u.cl->length)
+    gfc_expr_check_typed (ts.u.cl->length, gfc_current_ns, true);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 248f933ac1e..a98e70164c0 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-09-25  Steven G. Kargl  <kargl@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/67525
+	* gfortran.dg/pr67525.f90: New test.
+
 2015-09-25  Mikael Morin  <mikael@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/55603
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr67525.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr67525.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35f716dc6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr67525.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+! PR fortran/67525
+! Code contributed by Gerhard Steinmetz
+!
+real function f(x)
+   select type (x)         ! { dg-error "shall be polymorphic" }
+   end select
+end function f
+
+real function g(x)
+   select type (x=>null()) ! { dg-error "shall be polymorphic" }
+   end select
+end function g
+
+subroutine a(x)
+   select type (x)         ! { dg-error "shall be polymorphic" }
+   end select
+end subroutine a