diff --git a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_complex_f.c b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_complex_f.c
index 66f0f26a64..df9c8c8e03 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_complex_f.c
+++ b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_complex_f.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void ompi_type_create_f90_complex_f(MPI_Fint *p, MPI_Fint *r,
 				   MPI_Fint *newtype, MPI_Fint *ierr)
 {
     int c_ierr;
-    MPI_Datatype c_newtype = PMPI_Type_f2c(*newtype);
+    MPI_Datatype c_newtype;
 
     c_ierr = PMPI_Type_create_f90_complex(OMPI_FINT_2_INT(*p),
                                          OMPI_FINT_2_INT(*r),
diff --git a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_integer_f.c b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_integer_f.c
index 2356218b59..385e9bd2f2 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_integer_f.c
+++ b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_integer_f.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void ompi_type_create_f90_integer_f(MPI_Fint *r, MPI_Fint *newtype,
 				   MPI_Fint *ierr)
 {
     int c_ierr;
-    MPI_Datatype c_new = PMPI_Type_f2c(*newtype);
+    MPI_Datatype c_new;
 
     c_ierr = PMPI_Type_create_f90_integer(OMPI_FINT_2_INT(*r), &c_new);
     if (NULL != ierr) *ierr = OMPI_INT_2_FINT(c_ierr);
diff --git a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_real_f.c b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_real_f.c
index 70d6de2899..949afed45b 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_real_f.c
+++ b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_f90_real_f.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void ompi_type_create_f90_real_f(MPI_Fint *p, MPI_Fint *r,
 				MPI_Fint *newtype, MPI_Fint *ierr)
 {
     int c_ierr;
-    MPI_Datatype c_new = PMPI_Type_f2c(*newtype);
+    MPI_Datatype c_new;
 
     c_ierr = PMPI_Type_create_f90_real(OMPI_FINT_2_INT(*p),
                                       OMPI_FINT_2_INT(*r),
diff --git a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_hindexed_f.c b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_hindexed_f.c
index b68745b6ed..416764943d 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_hindexed_f.c
+++ b/ompi/mpi/fortran/mpif-h/type_create_hindexed_f.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void ompi_type_create_hindexed_f(MPI_Fint *count,
 {
     int c_ierr;
     MPI_Datatype c_old = PMPI_Type_f2c(*oldtype);
-    MPI_Datatype c_new = PMPI_Type_f2c(*newtype);
+    MPI_Datatype c_new;
     OMPI_ARRAY_NAME_DECL(array_of_blocklengths);
 
     OMPI_ARRAY_FINT_2_INT(array_of_blocklengths, *count);