diff --git a/flang/lib/Evaluate/intrinsics.cpp b/flang/lib/Evaluate/intrinsics.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Evaluate/intrinsics.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Evaluate/intrinsics.cpp
@@ -2353,7 +2353,11 @@
   const CategorySet &set{pattern.categorySet};
   CHECK(set.count() == 1);
   TypeCategory category{set.LeastElement().value()};
-  return DynamicType{category, defaults_.GetDefaultKind(category)};
+  if (pattern.kindCode == KindCode::doublePrecision) {
+    return DynamicType{category, defaults_.doublePrecisionKind()};
+  } else {
+    return DynamicType{category, defaults_.GetDefaultKind(category)};
+  }
 }
 
 IntrinsicProcTable::~IntrinsicProcTable() = default;
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/call20.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/call20.f90
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/call20.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+! RUN: %S/test_errors.sh %s %t %flang_fc1
+! REQUIRES: shell
+
+! Test that the interface of specific intrinsics passed as dummy arguments
+! are correctly validated against actual arguments explicit interface.
+
+  intrinsic :: abs, dabs
+  interface
+    subroutine foo(f)
+      interface
+        function f(x)
+          real :: f
+          real, intent(in) :: x
+        end function
+      end interface
+    end subroutine
+
+    subroutine foo2(f)
+      interface
+        function f(x)
+          double precision :: f
+          double precision, intent(in) :: x
+        end function
+      end interface
+    end subroutine
+  end interface
+
+  ! OK
+  call foo(abs)
+
+  ! OK
+  call foo2(dabs)
+
+  !ERROR: Actual procedure argument has interface incompatible with dummy argument 'f='
+  call foo(dabs)
+
+  !ERROR: Actual procedure argument has interface incompatible with dummy argument 'f='
+  call foo2(abs)
+end