diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 0916029f448..5700f0fbddd 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-08-24  Tobias Burnus  <burnus@net-b.de>
+
+	PR fortran/37201
+	* trans-expr.c (gfc_conv_function_call): Add string_length
+	for character-returning bind(C) functions.
+
 2008-08-24  Daniel Kraft  <d@domob.eu>
 
 	* gfortran.h (gfc_typebound_proc):  New struct.
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.c b/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.c
index c85cbb26219..e91434f43d9 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-expr.c
@@ -2677,7 +2677,9 @@ gfc_conv_function_call (gfc_se * se, gfc_symbol * sym,
   gfc_finish_interface_mapping (&mapping, &se->pre, &se->post);
 
   ts = sym->ts;
-  if (ts.type == BT_CHARACTER && !sym->attr.is_bind_c)
+  if (ts.type == BT_CHARACTER && sym->attr.is_bind_c)
+    se->string_length = build_int_cst (gfc_charlen_type_node, 1);
+  else if (ts.type == BT_CHARACTER)
     {
       if (sym->ts.cl->length == NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 29593bc9c41..c0597790972 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-08-24  Tobias Burnus  <burnus@net-b.de>
+
+	PR fortran/37201
+	* gfortran.dg/bind_c_usage_17.f90: New.
+	* gfortran.dg/bind_c_usage_17_c.c: New.
+
 2008-08-24  Daniel Kraft  <d@domob.eu>
 
 	* gfortran.dg/finalize_5.f03:  Adapted expected error message to changes
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/bind_c_usage_17.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/bind_c_usage_17.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba342755c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/bind_c_usage_17.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+! { dg-do run }
+! { dg-additional-sources bind_c_usage_17_c.c }
+!
+! PR fortran/37201
+!
+! 
+!
+MODULE mod
+  INTERFACE
+    FUNCTION cdir() BIND(C,name="cdir") RESULT(r)
+      USE iso_c_binding
+      CHARACTER(kind=C_CHAR) :: r
+    END FUNCTION
+  END INTERFACE
+END MODULE
+
+PROGRAM test
+  USE mod
+  integer :: i = -43
+  character(len=1) :: str1
+  character(len=4) :: str4
+  str1 = 'x'
+  str4 = 'xyzz'
+  str1 = cdir()
+  if(str1 /= '/') call abort()
+  str4 = cdir()
+  if(str4 /= '/' .or. ichar(str4(2:2)) /= 32) call abort()
+  i   = ICHAR(cdir())
+  if (i /= 47) call abort()
+  str4 = 'xyzz'
+  WRITE(str4,'(a)') cdir()
+  if(str4 /= '/' .or. ichar(str4(2:2)) /= 32) call abort()
+  str4 = 'xyzz'
+  WRITE(str4,'(i0)') ICHAR(cdir())
+  if(str4 /= '47' .or. ichar(str4(3:3)) /= 32) call abort()
+END PROGRAM
+
+! { dg-final { cleanup-modules "mod" } }
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/bind_c_usage_17_c.c b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/bind_c_usage_17_c.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..456d542af8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/bind_c_usage_17_c.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* PR fortran/37201.
+   Linked with bind_c_usage_17.f90.  */
+
+char cdir(void){return '/';}