diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp
index 90202f3cee588..052cc9c717bcb 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@ static bool validTypeParams(mlir::Type dynTy, mlir::ValueRange typeParams,
     if (!allowParamsForBox)
       return typeParams.size() == 0;
 
+    // A boxed value may have no length parameters, when the lengths
+    // are assumed. If dynamic lengths are used, then proceed
+    // to the verification below.
+    if (typeParams.size() == 0)
+      return true;
+
     dynTy = fir::getFortranElementType(dynTy);
   }
   // Derived type must have all type parameters satisfied.
diff --git a/flang/test/Fir/fir-ops.fir b/flang/test/Fir/fir-ops.fir
index 9cd02dce626ab..9c444d2f4e0bc 100644
--- a/flang/test/Fir/fir-ops.fir
+++ b/flang/test/Fir/fir-ops.fir
@@ -968,6 +968,17 @@ func.func @test_pack_unpack_array(%arg0: !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, %arg1: !fir.b
   return
 }
 
+// Test assumed-length character array packing.
+// CHECK-LABEL:   func.func @test_pack_array_character(
+// CHECK-SAME:                                         %[[VAL_0:[0-9]+|[a-zA-Z$._-][a-zA-Z0-9$._-]*]]: !fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>) {
+func.func @test_pack_array_character(%arg0: !fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>) {
+// CHECK:           %[[VAL_1:.*]] = fir.pack_array %[[VAL_0]] heap whole : (!fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>) -> !fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>
+  %0 = fir.pack_array %arg0 heap whole : (!fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>) -> !fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>
+// CHECK:           fir.unpack_array %[[VAL_1]] to %[[VAL_0]] heap no_copy : !fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>
+  fir.unpack_array %0 to %arg0 heap no_copy : !fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>
+  return
+}
+
 // CHECK-LABEL:   func.func @test_is_contiguous_box(
 func.func @test_is_contiguous_box(%arg0: !fir.class<!fir.type<sometype{i:i32}>>, %arg1: !fir.box<!fir.array<?x?xf32>>, %arg2: !fir.box<i32>) -> i1 {
 // CHECK:           fir.is_contiguous_box %{{.*}} innermost : (!fir.class<!fir.type<sometype{i:i32}>>) -> i1