diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 234a0d166b9fec6e3d59f25cf45cb069bb4152dc..adba8ad11f3b599dafd391f5d93a6e7a6e543d7e 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-11-21  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	* trans-const.c (gfc_conv_const): Fix typo in comment. Replace assert
+	with error message if not constant.
+	* resolve.c (next_data_value): Delete check for constant.
+
 2009-11-20  Janus Weil  <janus@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	* intrinsic.texi (C_F_PROCPOINTER): Remove obsolete comment.
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/resolve.c b/gcc/fortran/resolve.c
index f3fce1b38ad576238e866f8819993cab005f40f2..bd690a71f0e84afce01a0704570ea5e7529ccefb 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/resolve.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/resolve.c
@@ -11083,9 +11083,6 @@ next_data_value (void)
 {
   while (mpz_cmp_ui (values.left, 0) == 0)
     {
-      if (!gfc_is_constant_expr (values.vnode->expr))
-	gfc_error ("non-constant DATA value at %L",
-		   &values.vnode->expr->where);
 
       if (values.vnode->next == NULL)
 	return FAILURE;
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/trans-const.c b/gcc/fortran/trans-const.c
index 035f40b125cc73867f24e60c9e0b178c9399ccbf..e2cd40bc954d81c37b1cf2e3b9df0d7b9e6834e2 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/trans-const.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-const.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void
 gfc_conv_constant (gfc_se * se, gfc_expr * expr)
 {
   /* We may be receiving an expression for C_NULL_PTR or C_NULL_FUNPTR.  If
-     so, they expr_type will not yet be an EXPR_CONSTANT.  We need to make
+     so, the expr_type will not yet be an EXPR_CONSTANT.  We need to make
      it so here.  */
   if (expr->ts.type == BT_DERIVED && expr->ts.u.derived
       && expr->ts.u.derived->attr.is_iso_c)
@@ -353,7 +353,11 @@ gfc_conv_constant (gfc_se * se, gfc_expr * expr)
         }
     }
 
-  gcc_assert (expr->expr_type == EXPR_CONSTANT);
+  if (expr->expr_type != EXPR_CONSTANT)
+    {
+      gfc_error ("non-constant initialization expression at %L", &expr->where);
+      return;
+    }
 
   if (se->ss != NULL)
     {