diff --git a/flang/runtime/type-info.cpp b/flang/runtime/type-info.cpp
--- a/flang/runtime/type-info.cpp
+++ b/flang/runtime/type-info.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   if (cat == TypeCategory::Character) {
     std::size_t lengthInChars{0};
     if (auto length{characterLen_.GetValue(&container)}) {
-      lengthInChars = static_cast<std::size_t>(*length / kind_);
+      lengthInChars = static_cast<std::size_t>(*length);
     } else {
       RUNTIME_CHECK(
           terminator, characterLen_.genre() == Value::Genre::Deferred);