Index: trans-expr.c
===================================================================
--- trans-expr.c	(Revision 173754)
+++ trans-expr.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -6068,9 +6068,14 @@ gfc_trans_assignment_1 (gfc_expr * expr1, gfc_expr
 
       /* Calculate the bounds of the scalarization.  */
       gfc_conv_ss_startstride (&loop);
+
       /* Enable loop reversal.  */
       for (n = 0; n < loop.dimen; n++)
-	loop.reverse[n] = GFC_REVERSE_NOT_SET;
+	{
+	  loop.reverse[n].forward_ok = true;
+	  loop.reverse[n].backward_ok = true;
+	}
+
       /* Resolve any data dependencies in the statement.  */
       gfc_conv_resolve_dependencies (&loop, lss, rss);
       /* Setup the scalarizing loops.  */
Index: trans-array.c
===================================================================
--- trans-array.c	(Revision 173754)
+++ trans-array.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -2244,7 +2244,8 @@ gfc_init_loopinfo (gfc_loopinfo * loop)
   for (n = 0; n < GFC_MAX_DIMENSIONS; n++)
     {
       loop->order[n] = n;
-      loop->reverse[n] = GFC_CANNOT_REVERSE;
+      loop->reverse[n].forward_ok = true;
+      loop->reverse[n].backward_ok = false;
     }
 
   loop->ss = gfc_ss_terminator;
@@ -2925,7 +2926,8 @@ gfc_trans_scalarized_loop_end (gfc_loopinfo * loop
     }
   else
     {
-      bool reverse_loop = (loop->reverse[n] == GFC_REVERSE_SET)
+      bool reverse_loop = loop->reverse[n].backward_ok
+	                     && !loop->reverse[n].forward_ok
 			     && (loop->temp_ss == NULL);
 
       loopbody = gfc_finish_block (pbody);
Index: gfortran.h
===================================================================
--- gfortran.h	(Revision 173754)
+++ gfortran.h	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -576,12 +576,10 @@ typedef enum
 }
 gfc_fcoarray;
 
-typedef enum
+typedef struct
 {
-  GFC_REVERSE_NOT_SET,
-  GFC_REVERSE_SET,
-  GFC_CAN_REVERSE,
-  GFC_CANNOT_REVERSE
+  bool forward_ok;
+  bool backward_ok;
 }
 gfc_reverse;
 
Index: dependency.c
===================================================================
--- dependency.c	(Revision 173754)
+++ dependency.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1807,34 +1807,35 @@ gfc_dep_resolver (gfc_ref *lref, gfc_ref *rref, gf
 
 	      /* Now deal with the loop reversal logic:  This only works on
 		 ranges and is activated by setting
-				reverse[n] == GFC_CAN_REVERSE
+		     reverse[n].backward_ok = true
 		 The ability to reverse or not is set by previous conditions
 		 in this dimension.  If reversal is not activated, the
 		 value GFC_DEP_BACKWARD is reset to GFC_DEP_OVERLAP.  */
 	      if (rref->u.ar.dimen_type[n] == DIMEN_RANGE
-		    && lref->u.ar.dimen_type[n] == DIMEN_RANGE)
+		  && lref->u.ar.dimen_type[n] == DIMEN_RANGE)
 		{
-		  /* Set reverse if backward dependence and not inhibited.  */
-		  if (reverse && reverse[n] != GFC_CANNOT_REVERSE)
-		    reverse[n] = (this_dep == GFC_DEP_BACKWARD) ?
-			         GFC_REVERSE_SET : reverse[n];
+		  if (reverse)
+		    {
+		      if (this_dep == GFC_DEP_FORWARD
+			  || this_dep == GFC_DEP_OVERLAP
+			  || this_dep == GFC_DEP_ERROR)
+			reverse[n].backward_ok = false;
 
-		  /* Inhibit loop reversal if dependence not compatible.  */
-		  if (reverse && reverse[n] != GFC_REVERSE_NOT_SET
-		        && this_dep != GFC_DEP_EQUAL
-		        && this_dep != GFC_DEP_BACKWARD
-		        && this_dep != GFC_DEP_NODEP)
+		      if (this_dep == GFC_DEP_BACKWARD
+			  || this_dep == GFC_DEP_OVERLAP
+			  || this_dep == GFC_DEP_ERROR)
+			reverse[n].forward_ok = false;
+
+		      if (!reverse[n].forward_ok && !reverse[n].backward_ok)
+			this_dep = GFC_DEP_OVERLAP;
+		    }
+		  else
 		    {
-	              reverse[n] = GFC_CANNOT_REVERSE;
-		      if (this_dep != GFC_DEP_FORWARD)
+		      /* If no intention of reversing, convert backward
+			 dependence to overlap.  */
+		      if (this_dep == GFC_DEP_BACKWARD)
 			this_dep = GFC_DEP_OVERLAP;
 		    }
-
-		  /* If no intention of reversing or reversing is explicitly
-		     inhibited, convert backward dependence to overlap.  */
-		  if (this_dep == GFC_DEP_BACKWARD
-		      && (reverse == NULL || reverse[n] == GFC_CANNOT_REVERSE))
-		    this_dep = GFC_DEP_OVERLAP;
 		}
 
 	      /* Overlap codes are in order of priority.  We only need to