diff --git a/gcc/fortran/openmp.c b/gcc/fortran/openmp.c
index 54981ef3a6f..9494052cd72 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/openmp.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/openmp.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ resolve_omp_clauses (gfc_code *code)
 		  case OMP_LIST_MULT:
 		  case OMP_LIST_SUB:
 		    if (!gfc_numeric_ts (&n->sym->ts))
-		      gfc_error ("%c REDUCTION variable '%s' at %L must be of intrinsic type, got %s",
+		      gfc_error ("%c REDUCTION variable '%s' at %L must be of numeric type, got %s",
 				 list == OMP_LIST_PLUS ? '+'
 				 : list == OMP_LIST_MULT ? '*' : '-',
 				 n->sym->name, &code->loc,
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/allocatable_components_1.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/allocatable_components_1.f90
index 02fcb1b432d..225d0a2b5ed 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/allocatable_components_1.f90
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/allocatable_components_1.f90
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ CONTAINS
     TYPE(t) :: a(10)
     INTEGER :: i
 
-    !$omp parallel do reduction(+: a)   ! { dg-error "must be of intrinsic type" }
+    !$omp parallel do reduction(+: a)   ! { dg-error "must be of numeric type" }
     DO i = 1, SIZE(a)
     END DO
     !$omp end parallel do
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/reduction1.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/reduction1.f90
index 6d516ad76ab..b6575063c36 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/reduction1.f90
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/reduction1.f90
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ common /blk/ i1
 !$omp end parallel
 !$omp parallel reduction (*:ia1)	! { dg-error "Assumed size" }
 !$omp end parallel
-!$omp parallel reduction (+:l1)		! { dg-error "is LOGICAL" }
+!$omp parallel reduction (+:l1)		! { dg-error "must be of numeric type, got LOGICAL" }
 !$omp end parallel
-!$omp parallel reduction (*:la1)	! { dg-error "is LOGICAL" }
+!$omp parallel reduction (*:la1)	! { dg-error "must be of numeric type, got LOGICAL" }
 !$omp end parallel
-!$omp parallel reduction (-:a1)		! { dg-error "is CHARACTER" }
+!$omp parallel reduction (-:a1)		! { dg-error "must be of numeric type, got CHARACTER" }
 !$omp end parallel
-!$omp parallel reduction (+:t1)		! { dg-error "is TYPE" }
+!$omp parallel reduction (+:t1)		! { dg-error "must be of numeric type, got TYPE" }
 !$omp end parallel
-!$omp parallel reduction (*:ta1)	! { dg-error "is TYPE" }
+!$omp parallel reduction (*:ta1)	! { dg-error "must be of numeric type, got TYPE" }
 !$omp end parallel
 !$omp parallel reduction (.and.:i3)	! { dg-error "must be LOGICAL" }
 !$omp end parallel