diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp
index 5c1a040d1074..a09b1ac62558 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp
@@ -524,10 +524,12 @@ MaybeExpr ExpressionAnalyzer::Analyze(const parser::RealLiteralConstant &x) {
   if (letterKind) {
     defaultKind = *letterKind;
   }
+  // C716 requires 'E' as an exponent, but this is more useful
   auto kind{AnalyzeKindParam(x.kind, defaultKind)};
-  if (x.kind && letterKind && expoLetter != 'e') {  // C716
-    Say("Explicit kind parameter on REAL constant can only be used with"
-        " exponent letter 'E'"_err_en_US);
+  if (letterKind && kind != *letterKind && expoLetter != 'e') {
+    Say("Explicit kind parameter on real constant disagrees with "
+        "exponent letter '%c'"_en_US,
+        expoLetter);
   }
   auto result{common::SearchTypes(
       RealTypeVisitor{kind, x.real.source, GetFoldingContext()})};
diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp
index 670cec7ed970..3cb31c9484b9 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp
@@ -3277,7 +3277,8 @@ void DeclarationVisitor::Post(const parser::CharSelector::LengthAndKind &x) {
       !evaluate::IsValidKindOfIntrinsicType(
           TypeCategory::Character, *intKind)) {  // C715, C719
     Say(currStmtSource().value(),
-        "KIND value (%jd) not valid for CHARACTER"_err_en_US, *intKind);
+        "KIND value (%jd) not valid for CHARACTER"_err_en_US,
+        static_cast<std::intmax_t>(*intKind));
   }
   if (x.length) {
     charInfo_.length = GetParamValue(*x.length, common::TypeParamAttr::Len);
diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp
index d5fc39c987b6..57980dd76875 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp
@@ -198,10 +198,7 @@ bool IsDummy(const Symbol &symbol) {
 
 bool IsStmtFunction(const Symbol &symbol) {
   const auto *subprogram{symbol.detailsIf<SubprogramDetails>()};
-  if (subprogram && subprogram->stmtFunction()) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
+  return subprogram && subprogram->stmtFunction();
 }
 
 bool IsInStmtFunction(const Symbol &symbol) {
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/kinds04.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/kinds04.f90
index a44c62bae47e..ecf3a446cc3d 100644
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/kinds04.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/kinds04.f90
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ subroutine s(var)
   real :: realvar1 = 4.0E6_4
   real :: realvar2 = 4.0D6
   real :: realvar3 = 4.0Q6
-  !ERROR: Explicit kind parameter on REAL constant can only be used with exponent letter 'E'
   real :: realvar4 = 4.0D6_8
-  !ERROR: Explicit kind parameter on REAL constant can only be used with exponent letter 'E'
   real :: realvar5 = 4.0Q6_16
   real :: realvar6 = 4.0E6_8
   real :: realvar7 = 4.0E6_10
@@ -19,9 +17,7 @@ subroutine s(var)
   double precision :: doublevar1 = 4.0E6_4
   double precision :: doublevar2 = 4.0D6
   double precision :: doublevar3 = 4.0Q6
-  !ERROR: Explicit kind parameter on REAL constant can only be used with exponent letter 'E'
   double precision :: doublevar4 = 4.0D6_8
-  !ERROR: Explicit kind parameter on REAL constant can only be used with exponent letter 'E'
   double precision :: doublevar5 = 4.0Q6_16
   double precision :: doublevar6 = 4.0E6_8
   double precision :: doublevar7 = 4.0E6_10