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
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
     {"modulo", {{"a", OperandIntOrReal}, {"p", OperandIntOrReal}},
         OperandIntOrReal},
     {"nearest", {{"x", SameReal}, {"s", AnyReal}}, SameReal},
-    {"new_line", {{"x", SameChar, Rank::anyOrAssumedRank}}, SameChar,
+    {"new_line", {{"a", SameChar, Rank::anyOrAssumedRank}}, SameChar,
         Rank::scalar, IntrinsicClass::inquiryFunction},
     {"nint", {{"a", AnyReal}, DefaultingKIND}, KINDInt},
     {"norm2", {{"x", SameReal, Rank::array}, OptionalDIM}, SameReal,
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/allocate04.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/allocate04.f90
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/allocate04.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/allocate04.f90
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   allocate(u1, u2(2), MOLD = cos(5.+n))
   allocate(u1, u2(2), MOLD = molda)
   allocate(u1, u2(2), MOLD = n1)
-  allocate(u1, u2(2), MOLD = new_line("a"))
+  allocate(u1, u2(2), MOLD = new_line(a="a"))
   allocate(n1%whatever, MOLD = n2(1))
   allocate(p1, p2(2), MOLD = p3)
   allocate(p3%y, p4(2)%y, MOLD = B(5))