diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/OpenACC.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/OpenACC.cpp
index 06697b2dbc1d5..82daa05c165cb 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/OpenACC.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/OpenACC.cpp
@@ -831,9 +831,9 @@ fir::ShapeOp genShapeOp(mlir::OpBuilder &builder, fir::SequenceType seqTy,
 
 template <typename RecipeOp>
 static void genPrivateLikeInitRegion(mlir::OpBuilder &builder, RecipeOp recipe,
-                                     mlir::Type ty, mlir::Location loc) {
+                                     mlir::Type argTy, mlir::Location loc) {
   mlir::Value retVal = recipe.getInitRegion().front().getArgument(0);
-  ty = fir::unwrapRefType(ty);
+  mlir::Type unwrappedTy = fir::unwrapRefType(argTy);
 
   auto getDeclareOpForType = [&](mlir::Type ty) -> hlfir::DeclareOp {
     auto alloca = builder.create<fir::AllocaOp>(loc, ty);
@@ -843,9 +843,10 @@ static void genPrivateLikeInitRegion(mlir::OpBuilder &builder, RecipeOp recipe,
         fir::FortranVariableFlagsAttr{});
   };
 
-  if (fir::isa_trivial(ty)) {
-    retVal = getDeclareOpForType(ty).getBase();
-  } else if (auto seqTy = mlir::dyn_cast_or_null<fir::SequenceType>(ty)) {
+  if (fir::isa_trivial(unwrappedTy)) {
+    retVal = getDeclareOpForType(unwrappedTy).getBase();
+  } else if (auto seqTy =
+                 mlir::dyn_cast_or_null<fir::SequenceType>(unwrappedTy)) {
     if (fir::isa_trivial(seqTy.getEleTy())) {
       mlir::Value shape;
       llvm::SmallVector<mlir::Value> extents;
@@ -866,15 +867,33 @@ static void genPrivateLikeInitRegion(mlir::OpBuilder &builder, RecipeOp recipe,
           /*dummy_scope=*/nullptr, fir::FortranVariableFlagsAttr{});
       retVal = declareOp.getBase();
     }
-  } else if (auto boxTy = mlir::dyn_cast_or_null<fir::BaseBoxType>(ty)) {
+  } else if (auto boxTy =
+                 mlir::dyn_cast_or_null<fir::BaseBoxType>(unwrappedTy)) {
     mlir::Type innerTy = fir::unwrapRefType(boxTy.getEleTy());
     if (fir::isa_trivial(innerTy)) {
-      retVal = getDeclareOpForType(ty).getBase();
+      retVal = getDeclareOpForType(unwrappedTy).getBase();
     } else if (mlir::isa<fir::SequenceType>(innerTy)) {
       fir::FirOpBuilder firBuilder{builder, recipe.getOperation()};
       hlfir::Entity source = hlfir::Entity{retVal};
       auto [temp, cleanup] = hlfir::createTempFromMold(loc, firBuilder, source);
-      retVal = temp;
+      if (fir::isa_ref_type(argTy)) {
+        // When the temp is created - it is not a reference - thus we can
+        // end up with a type inconsistency. Therefore ensure storage is created
+        // for it.
+        retVal = getDeclareOpForType(unwrappedTy).getBase();
+        mlir::Value storeDst = retVal;
+        if (fir::unwrapRefType(retVal.getType()) != temp.getType()) {
+          // `createTempFromMold` makes the unfortunate choice to lose the
+          // `fir.heap` and `fir.ptr` types when wrapping with a box. Namely,
+          // when wrapping a `fir.heap<fir.array>`, it will create instead a
+          // `fir.box<fir.array>`. Cast here to deal with this inconsistency.
+          storeDst = firBuilder.createConvert(
+              loc, firBuilder.getRefType(temp.getType()), retVal);
+        }
+        builder.create<fir::StoreOp>(loc, temp, storeDst);
+      } else {
+        retVal = temp;
+      }
     } else {
       TODO(loc, "Unsupported boxed type in OpenACC privatization");
     }
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/OpenACC/acc-private.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/OpenACC/acc-private.f90
index 76e23b8915e92..b1bfb02439f03 100644
--- a/flang/test/Lower/OpenACC/acc-private.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/OpenACC/acc-private.f90
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@
 ! CHECK:   %[[SHAPE:.*]] = fir.shape %[[BOX_DIMS]]#1 : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
 ! CHECK:   %[[TEMP:.*]] = fir.allocmem !fir.array<?xi32>, %[[BOX_DIMS]]#1 {bindc_name = ".tmp", uniq_name = ""}
 ! CHECK:   %[[DECLARE:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[TEMP]](%[[SHAPE]]) {uniq_name = ".tmp"} : (!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>, !fir.shape<1>) -> (!fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>>, !fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>)
-! CHECK:   acc.yield %[[DECLARE]]#0 : !fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>>
+! CHECK:   %[[ALLOCA:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xi32>>>
+! CHECK:   %[[DECLAREBOX:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[ALLOCA]] {uniq_name = "acc.private.init"} : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>)
+! CHECK:   %[[CONV:.*]] = fir.convert %[[DECLAREBOX]]#0 : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>>>
+! CHECK:   fir.store %[[DECLARE]]#0 to %[[CONV]] : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>>>
+! CHECK:   acc.yield %[[DECLAREBOX]]#0 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>
 ! CHECK: }
 
 ! CHECK-LABEL: @privatization_ref_box_heap_i32 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<i32>>> init {
@@ -102,7 +106,11 @@
 ! CHECK:   %[[SHAPE:.*]] = fir.shape %[[BOX_DIMS]]#1 : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
 ! CHECK:   %[[TEMP:.*]] = fir.allocmem !fir.array<?xi32>, %[[BOX_DIMS]]#1 {bindc_name = ".tmp", uniq_name = ""}
 ! CHECK:   %[[DECLARE:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[TEMP]](%[[SHAPE]]) {uniq_name = ".tmp"} : (!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>, !fir.shape<1>) -> (!fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>>, !fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>)
-! CHECK:   acc.yield %[[DECLARE]]#0 : !fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>>
+! CHECK:   %[[ALLOCA:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>
+! CHECK:   %[[DECLAREBOX:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[ALLOCA]] {uniq_name = "acc.private.init"} : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>)
+! CHECK:   %[[CONV:.*]] = fir.convert %[[DECLAREBOX]]#0 : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>>>
+! CHECK:   fir.store %[[DECLARE]]#0 to %[[CONV]] : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>>>
+! CHECK:   acc.yield %[[DECLAREBOX]]#0 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>>
 ! CHECK: }
 
 ! CHECK-LABEL: acc.private.recipe @privatization_box_Uxi32 : !fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>> init {