diff --git a/gcc/fortran/decl.cc b/gcc/fortran/decl.cc
index 1de2b231242..f5d39e2a3d8 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/decl.cc
+++ b/gcc/fortran/decl.cc
@@ -3366,6 +3366,7 @@ close_brackets:
       else
 	gfc_error ("Missing right parenthesis at %C");
       m = MATCH_ERROR;
+      goto no_match;
     }
   else
      /* All tests passed.  */
@@ -4703,6 +4704,9 @@ get_kind:
     }
 
   m = gfc_match_kind_spec (ts, false);
+  if (m == MATCH_ERROR)
+    return MATCH_ERROR;
+
   if (m == MATCH_NO && ts->type != BT_CHARACTER)
     {
       m = gfc_match_old_kind_spec (ts);
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr88552.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr88552.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15e1b372f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pr88552.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+! PR fortran/88552
+! Contributed by G.Steinmetz
+
+integer(len((c)) :: n   ! { dg-error "must be CHARACTER" }
+end