diff --git a/flang/lib/Evaluate/tools.cpp b/flang/lib/Evaluate/tools.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Evaluate/tools.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Evaluate/tools.cpp
@@ -954,12 +954,18 @@
           " designator '%s'"_err_en_US;
   } else if (lhsProcedure->HasExplicitInterface() &&
       !rhsProcedure->HasExplicitInterface()) {
+    // Section 10.2.2.4, paragraph 3 prohibits associating a procedure pointer
+    // with an explicit interface with a procedure with an implicit interface
     msg = "Procedure %s with explicit interface may not be associated with"
           " procedure designator '%s' with implicit interface"_err_en_US;
   } else if (!lhsProcedure->HasExplicitInterface() &&
       rhsProcedure->HasExplicitInterface()) {
-    msg = "Procedure %s with implicit interface may not be associated with"
-          " procedure designator '%s' with explicit interface"_err_en_US;
+    if (!rhsProcedure->CanBeCalledViaImplicitInterface()) {
+      msg = "Procedure %s with implicit interface may not be associated "
+            "with procedure designator '%s' with explicit interface that "
+            "cannot be "
+            "called via an implicit interface"_err_en_US;
+    }
   } else {
     msg = "Procedure %s associated with incompatible procedure"
           " designator '%s'"_err_en_US;
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/assign03.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/assign03.f90
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/assign03.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/assign03.f90
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@
     external :: s_external
     !ERROR: Procedure pointer 'p' with explicit interface may not be associated with procedure designator 's_external' with implicit interface
     p => s_external
-    !ERROR: Procedure pointer 'r' with implicit interface may not be associated with procedure designator 's_module' with explicit interface
-    r => s_module
+    r => s_module ! OK for a pointer with implicit interface to be associated with a procedure with an explicit interface
   end
 
   ! 10.2.2.4(5)
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/associated.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/associated.f90
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/associated.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/associated.f90
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     integer :: i
   end subroutine subr
 
+  subroutine subrCannotBeCalledfromImplicit(i)
+    integer :: i(:)
+  end subroutine subrCannotBeCalledfromImplicit
+
   subroutine test()
     integer :: intVar
     integer, target :: targetIntVar1
@@ -145,9 +149,9 @@
     intProcPointer1 => subProc
     !ERROR: Function pointer 'intprocpointer1' may not be associated with subroutine designator 'subproc'
     lvar = associated(intProcPointer1, subProc)
-    !ERROR: Procedure pointer 'implicitprocpointer' with implicit interface may not be associated with procedure designator 'subr' with explicit interface
-    implicitProcPointer => subr
-    !ERROR: Procedure pointer 'implicitprocpointer' with implicit interface may not be associated with procedure designator 'subr' with explicit interface
-    lvar = associated(implicitProcPointer, subr)
+    implicitProcPointer => subr ! OK for an implicit point to point to an explicit proc
+    lvar = associated(implicitProcPointer, subr) ! OK
+    !ERROR: Procedure pointer 'implicitprocpointer' with implicit interface may not be associated with procedure designator 'subrcannotbecalledfromimplicit' with explicit interface that cannot be called via an implicit interface
+    lvar = associated(implicitProcPointer, subrCannotBeCalledFromImplicit)
   end subroutine test
 end subroutine assoc