diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/check-io.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/check-io.cpp
index 10b32d9af0f8..a1ff4b922268 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/check-io.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/check-io.cpp
@@ -478,6 +478,8 @@ void IoChecker::Enter(const parser::InquireSpec::LogVar &spec) {
     specKind = IoSpecKind::Pending;
     break;
   }
+  CheckForDefinableVariable(std::get<parser::ScalarLogicalVariable>(spec.t),
+      parser::ToUpperCaseLetters(common::EnumToString(specKind)));
   SetSpecifier(specKind);
 }
 
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/bug144453.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/bug144453.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85c0892bffb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/bug144453.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+!RUN: %python %S/test_errors.py %s %flang_fc1
+function func(immutable)
+  logical func
+  logical, intent(in) :: immutable
+  !No warning about an undefined function result should appear
+  INQUIRE(file="/usr/local/games/adventure", EXIST=func)
+  !ERROR: EXIST variable 'immutable' is not definable
+  !BECAUSE: 'immutable' is an INTENT(IN) dummy argument
+  INQUIRE(file="/usr/local/games/adventure", EXIST=immutable)
+end