--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/backspace_11.f90	Fri Oct 27 22:46:09 2017 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+! { dg-do run }
+! PR 40334 backspace regression
+program backspace_11
+ implicit none
+ character(len=5) :: str
+ open(10, access='sequential', status='scratch')
+ write(10,'(A)')'HELLO'
+ rewind(10)
+
+ do
+    read(10,'(A)',end=1) str
+ enddo
+1 backspace 10
+ !the file pointer is now at EOF
+
+ read(10,*,end=2) str
+ call abort
+2 backspace 10
+ !the file pointer is now at EOF
+
+ read(10,'(A)',end=3) str
+ call abort
+3 continue
+end program backspace_11