diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 601017dbfdd..222e91f15bb 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2017-02-05  Andre Vehreschild  <vehre@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/79335
+	* trans-decl.c (generate_coarray_sym_init): Retrieve the symbol's
+	attributes before using them.
+
 2017-02-05  Andre Vehreschild  <vehre@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/78958
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c b/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c
index 3e54e80a69a..41b36a59495 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c
@@ -5128,6 +5128,16 @@ generate_coarray_sym_init (gfc_symbol *sym)
   else
     reg_type = GFC_CAF_COARRAY_STATIC;
 
+  /* Compile the symbol attribute.  */
+  if (sym->ts.type == BT_CLASS)
+    {
+      attr = CLASS_DATA (sym)->attr;
+      /* The pointer attribute is always set on classes, overwrite it with the
+	 class_pointer attribute, which denotes the pointer for classes.  */
+      attr.pointer = attr.class_pointer;
+    }
+  else
+    attr = sym->attr;
   gfc_init_se (&se, NULL);
   desc = gfc_conv_scalar_to_descriptor (&se, decl, attr);
   gfc_add_block_to_block (&caf_init_block, &se.pre);