diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertCall.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertCall.cpp
index 0b5d4183c83d3..0231878631180 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertCall.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertCall.cpp
@@ -516,16 +516,8 @@ Fortran::lower::genCallOpAndResult(
     mlir::Value cast;
     auto *context = builder.getContext();
 
-    // Special handling for %VAL arguments: internal procedures expect
-    // reference parameters. When %VAL is used, the argument should be
-    // passed by value. Pass the originally loaded value.
-    if (fir::isa_ref_type(snd) && !fir::isa_ref_type(fst.getType()) &&
-        fir::dyn_cast_ptrEleTy(snd) == fst.getType()) {
-      auto loadOp = mlir::cast<fir::LoadOp>(fst.getDefiningOp());
-      mlir::Value originalStorage = loadOp.getMemref();
-      cast = originalStorage;
-    } else if (mlir::isa<fir::BoxProcType>(snd) &&
-               mlir::isa<mlir::FunctionType>(fst.getType())) {
+    if (mlir::isa<fir::BoxProcType>(snd) &&
+        mlir::isa<mlir::FunctionType>(fst.getType())) {
       mlir::FunctionType funcTy = mlir::FunctionType::get(context, {}, {});
       fir::BoxProcType boxProcTy = builder.getBoxProcType(funcTy);
       if (mlir::Value host = argumentHostAssocs(converter, fst)) {
@@ -1668,17 +1660,8 @@ void prepareUserCallArguments(
         break;
       }
       // For %VAL arguments, we should pass the value directly without
-      // conversion to reference types. If argTy is different from value type,
-      // it might be due to signature mismatch with internal procedures.
-      if (argTy == value.getType())
-        caller.placeInput(arg, value);
-      else if (fir::isa_ref_type(argTy) &&
-               fir::dyn_cast_ptrEleTy(argTy) == value.getType()) {
-        auto loadOp = mlir::cast<fir::LoadOp>(value.getDefiningOp());
-        mlir::Value originalStorage = loadOp.getMemref();
-        caller.placeInput(arg, originalStorage);
-      } else
-        caller.placeInput(arg, builder.createConvert(loc, argTy, value));
+      // conversion to reference types.
+      caller.placeInput(arg, builder.createConvert(loc, argTy, value));
 
     } break;
     case PassBy::BaseAddressValueAttribute:
diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp
index 87f9899aa7879..c0bdfcdd56c89 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp
@@ -1521,8 +1521,8 @@ bool fir::ConvertOp::canBeConverted(mlir::Type inType, mlir::Type outType) {
          (isInteger(inType) && isFloatCompatible(outType)) ||
          (isFloatCompatible(inType) && isInteger(outType)) ||
          (isFloatCompatible(inType) && isFloatCompatible(outType)) ||
-         (isIntegerCompatible(inType) && isPointerCompatible(outType)) ||
-         (isPointerCompatible(inType) && isIntegerCompatible(outType)) ||
+         (isInteger(inType) && isPointerCompatible(outType)) ||
+         (isPointerCompatible(inType) && isInteger(outType)) ||
          (mlir::isa<fir::BoxType>(inType) &&
           mlir::isa<fir::BoxType>(outType)) ||
          (mlir::isa<fir::BoxProcType>(inType) &&
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/percent-val-actual-argument.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/percent-val-actual-argument.f90
index 890b1972e80bb..b4e635bef2887 100644
--- a/flang/test/Lower/percent-val-actual-argument.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/percent-val-actual-argument.f90
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ program main
   call sa(%val(a1))
 ! CHECK: %[[A1_ADDR:.*]] = fir.address_of(@_QFEa1) : !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>
 ! CHECK: %[[A1_DECL:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[A1_ADDR]] {uniq_name = "_QFEa1"} : (!fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>, !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>)
-! CHECK: fir.call @_QPsa(%[[A1_DECL]]#0) fastmath<contract> : (!fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>) -> ()
+! CHECK: %[[A1_LOADED:.*]] = fir.load %[[A1_DECL]]#0 : !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>
+! CHECK: %[[SA_ADDR:.*]] = fir.address_of(@_QPsa) : (!fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>) -> ()
+! CHECK: %[[SA_CONVERT:.*]] = fir.convert %[[SA_ADDR]] : ((!fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>) -> ()) -> ((!fir.logical<4>) -> ())
+! CHECK: fir.call %[[SA_CONVERT]](%[[A1_LOADED]]) fastmath<contract> : (!fir.logical<4>) -> ()
 ! CHECK: func.func @_QPsa(%[[SA_ARG:.*]]: !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>> {fir.bindc_name = "x1"}) {
   write(6,*) "a1 = ", a1
 end program main