diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/check-declarations.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/check-declarations.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/check-declarations.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/check-declarations.cpp
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@
     CheckContiguous(symbol);
   }
   CheckGlobalName(symbol);
+  if (symbol.attrs().test(Attr::ASYNCHRONOUS) &&
+      !evaluate::IsVariable(symbol)) {
+    messages_.Say(
+        "An entity may not have the ASYNCHRONOUS attribute unless it is a variable"_err_en_US);
+  }
+
   if (isDone) {
     return; // following checks do not apply
   }
@@ -429,11 +435,6 @@
           symbol.name());
     }
   }
-  if (symbol.attrs().test(Attr::ASYNCHRONOUS) &&
-      !evaluate::IsVariable(symbol)) {
-    messages_.Say(
-        "An entity may not have the ASYNCHRONOUS attribute unless it is a variable"_err_en_US);
-  }
 }
 
 void CheckHelper::CheckCommonBlock(const Symbol &symbol) {
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/resolve20.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/resolve20.f90
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/resolve20.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/resolve20.f90
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@
 contains
   subroutine bar
   end subroutine
+  !ERROR: An entity may not have the ASYNCHRONOUS attribute unless it is a variable
   subroutine test
+    asynchronous test
     !ERROR: Abstract procedure interface 'foo2' may not be referenced
     call foo2()
     !ERROR: Abstract procedure interface 'f' may not be referenced