diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp
index be9c130ca7e5d..fa782f3b414b3 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp
@@ -7164,13 +7164,13 @@ void ResolveNamesVisitor::HandleProcedureName(
       symbol = &MakeSymbol(context().globalScope(), name.source, Attrs{});
     }
     Resolve(name, *symbol);
+    ConvertToProcEntity(*symbol);
     if (!symbol->attrs().test(Attr::INTRINSIC)) {
       if (CheckImplicitNoneExternal(name.source, *symbol)) {
         MakeExternal(*symbol);
       }
     }
     CheckEntryDummyUse(name.source, symbol);
-    ConvertToProcEntity(*symbol);
     SetProcFlag(name, *symbol, flag);
   } else if (CheckUseError(name)) {
     // error was reported
@@ -7186,9 +7186,7 @@ void ResolveNamesVisitor::HandleProcedureName(
     if (!SetProcFlag(name, *symbol, flag)) {
       return; // reported error
     }
-    if (!symbol->has<GenericDetails>()) {
-      CheckImplicitNoneExternal(name.source, *symbol);
-    }
+    CheckImplicitNoneExternal(name.source, *symbol);
     if (IsProcedure(*symbol) || symbol->has<DerivedTypeDetails>() ||
         symbol->has<AssocEntityDetails>()) {
       // Symbols with DerivedTypeDetails and AssocEntityDetails are accepted
@@ -7197,7 +7195,7 @@ void ResolveNamesVisitor::HandleProcedureName(
       // references that will be fixed later when analyzing expressions.
     } else if (symbol->has<ObjectEntityDetails>()) {
       // Symbols with ObjectEntityDetails are also accepted because this can be
-      // a mis-parsed array references that will be fixed later. Ensure that if
+      // a mis-parsed array reference that will be fixed later. Ensure that if
       // this is a symbol from a host procedure, a symbol with HostAssocDetails
       // is created for the current scope.
       // Operate on non ultimate symbol so that HostAssocDetails are also
@@ -7217,11 +7215,11 @@ void ResolveNamesVisitor::HandleProcedureName(
 
 bool ResolveNamesVisitor::CheckImplicitNoneExternal(
     const SourceName &name, const Symbol &symbol) {
-  if (isImplicitNoneExternal() && !symbol.attrs().test(Attr::EXTERNAL) &&
+  if (symbol.has<ProcEntityDetails>() && isImplicitNoneExternal() &&
+      !symbol.attrs().test(Attr::EXTERNAL) &&
       !symbol.attrs().test(Attr::INTRINSIC) && !symbol.HasExplicitInterface()) {
     Say(name,
-        "'%s' is an external procedure without the EXTERNAL"
-        " attribute in a scope with IMPLICIT NONE(EXTERNAL)"_err_en_US);
+        "'%s' is an external procedure without the EXTERNAL attribute in a scope with IMPLICIT NONE(EXTERNAL)"_err_en_US);
     return false;
   }
   return true;
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/implicit07.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/implicit07.f90
index 30e57e1d55e91..c26b4ac3ccec4 100644
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/implicit07.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/implicit07.f90
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ! RUN: %python %S/test_errors.py %s %flang_fc1
 implicit none(external)
 external x
-integer :: f, i
+integer :: f, i, arr(1) = [0]
 call x
 !ERROR: 'y' is an external procedure without the EXTERNAL attribute in a scope with IMPLICIT NONE(EXTERNAL)
 call y
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@
   !ERROR: 'z' is an external procedure without the EXTERNAL attribute in a scope with IMPLICIT NONE(EXTERNAL)
   call z
 end block
+print *, arr(1) ! no error
 end