diff --git a/libgfortran/ChangeLog b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
index 96a8e8ba42af..9f0ed3ec77ff 100644
--- a/libgfortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-07-25  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
+
+	* io/list_read.c (list_formatted_read_scalar): Fix copying real
+	value back to temporary.
+
 2012-06-21  Janne Blomqvist  <jb@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/39654
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
index 6155d974e8be..9d301d624189 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ list_formatted_read_scalar (st_parameter_dt *dtp, bt type, void *p,
       read_real (dtp, p, kind);
       /* Copy value back to temporary if needed.  */
       if (dtp->u.p.repeat_count > 0)
-	memcpy (dtp->u.p.value, p, kind);
+	memcpy (dtp->u.p.value, p, size);
       break;
     case BT_COMPLEX:
       read_complex (dtp, p, kind, size);