diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 static bool MightBeSameDerivedType(
     const std::optional<evaluate::DynamicType> &lhsType,
     const std::optional<evaluate::DynamicType> &rhsType) {
-  return lhsType && rhsType && rhsType->IsTkCompatibleWith(*lhsType);
+  return lhsType && rhsType && lhsType->IsTkCompatibleWith(*rhsType);
 }
 
 Tristate IsDefinedAssignment(
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/selecttype03.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/selecttype03.f90
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/selecttype03.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/selecttype03.f90
@@ -110,11 +110,16 @@
     if (i>0) then
       foo = array1(2,U)
     else if (i<0) then
-      !ERROR: No intrinsic or user-defined ASSIGNMENT(=) matches operand types CLASS(t1) and CLASS(t2)
-      foo = array2(2,U)
+      foo = array2(2,U) ! ok: t2 extends t1
     end if
   end function
 
+  function foo2()
+    class(t2),DIMENSION(:),allocatable :: foo2
+    !ERROR: No intrinsic or user-defined ASSIGNMENT(=) matches operand types CLASS(t2) and CLASS(t1)
+    foo2 = array1(2,:)
+  end function
+
   subroutine sub_with_in_and_inout_param(y, z)
     type(t2), INTENT(IN) :: y
     class(t2), INTENT(INOUT) :: z