diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index f48729e34b2..4f807eaf299 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-08-14  Janus Weil  <janus@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/41070
+	* resolve.c (resolve_structure_cons): Make sure that ts.u.derived is
+	only used if type is BT_DERIVED.
+
 2009-08-13  Janus Weil  <janus@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/40941
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/resolve.c b/gcc/fortran/resolve.c
index 9baef621eac..ff32ae6e21d 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/resolve.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/resolve.c
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@ resolve_structure_cons (gfc_expr *expr)
 
   /* See if the user is trying to invoke a structure constructor for one of
      the iso_c_binding derived types.  */
-  if (expr->ts.u.derived && expr->ts.u.derived->ts.is_iso_c && cons
-      && cons->expr != NULL)
+  if (expr->ts.type == BT_DERIVED && expr->ts.u.derived
+      && expr->ts.u.derived->ts.is_iso_c && cons && cons->expr != NULL)
     {
       gfc_error ("Components of structure constructor '%s' at %L are PRIVATE",
 		 expr->ts.u.derived->name, &(expr->where));
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 1a47faeef95..44329fb3c53 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-08-14  Janus Weil  <janus@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/41070
+	* gfortran.dg/structure_constructor_10.f90: New.
+
 2009-08-14  Olatunji Ruwase <tjruwase@google.com>
 
 	* gcc.dg/pragma-re-1.c: Supported on all platforms.
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/structure_constructor_10.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/structure_constructor_10.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eed7fa3a9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/structure_constructor_10.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+!
+! PR 41070: [4.5 Regression] Error: Components of structure constructor '' at (1) are PRIVATE
+!
+! Contributed by Michael Richmond <michael.a.richmond@nasa.gov>
+
+MODULE cdf_aux_mod
+IMPLICIT NONE
+
+TYPE :: one_parameter
+  CHARACTER (8) :: name
+END TYPE one_parameter
+
+TYPE :: the_distribution
+  CHARACTER (8) :: name
+END TYPE the_distribution
+
+TYPE (the_distribution), PARAMETER :: the_beta = the_distribution('cdf_beta')
+END MODULE cdf_aux_mod
+
+SUBROUTINE cdf_beta()
+  USE cdf_aux_mod
+  IMPLICIT NONE
+  CALL check_complements(the_beta%name)
+END SUBROUTINE cdf_beta
+
+! { dg-final { cleanup-modules "cdf_aux_mod" } }
+