diff --git a/gcc/fortran/symbol.c b/gcc/fortran/symbol.c
index 179f6029ca3..ebd99846610 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/symbol.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/symbol.c
@@ -5240,6 +5240,9 @@ gfc_sym_get_dummy_args (gfc_symbol *sym)
 {
   gfc_formal_arglist *dummies;
 
+  if (sym == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
   dummies = sym->formal;
   if (dummies == NULL && sym->ts.interface != NULL)
     dummies = sym->ts.interface->formal;
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr103609.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr103609.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57f6a3b1531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr103609.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+! PR fortran/103609 - ICE in gfc_sym_get_dummy_args
+! Contributed by G.Steinmetz
+
+program p
+  implicit none
+  integer :: i
+  do i = 1, 2
+     call s
+  end do
+contains
+  subroutine s
+    call sub(x) ! { dg-error "has no IMPLICIT type" }
+  end
+end