diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp
@@ -4038,18 +4038,16 @@
     auto restorer{context_.GetContextualMessages().DiscardMessages()};
     if (const Symbol *symbol{scope.FindSymbol(oprName)}) {
       ExpressionAnalyzer::AdjustActuals noAdjustment;
-      auto pair{context_.ResolveGeneric(*symbol, actuals_, noAdjustment, true)};
-      if (pair.first) {
-        proc = pair.first;
-      } else {
-        context_.EmitGenericResolutionError(*symbol, pair.second, true);
-      }
+      proc =
+          context_.ResolveGeneric(*symbol, actuals_, noAdjustment, true).first;
     }
     for (std::size_t i{0}; !proc && i < actuals_.size(); ++i) {
       const Symbol *generic{nullptr};
       if (const Symbol *binding{FindBoundOp(oprName, i, generic, true)}) {
-        if (const Symbol *resolution{
-                GetBindingResolution(GetType(i), *binding)}) {
+        if (CheckAccessibleSymbol(scope, DEREF(generic))) {
+          // ignore inaccessible type-bound ASSIGNMENT(=) generic
+        } else if (const Symbol *
+            resolution{GetBindingResolution(GetType(i), *binding)}) {
           proc = resolution;
         } else {
           proc = binding;