diff --git a/fortran/src/H5f90global.F90 b/fortran/src/H5f90global.F90
index dd2b171..629418a 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5f90global.F90
+++ b/fortran/src/H5f90global.F90
@@ -142,10 +142,7 @@ MODULE H5GLOBAL

   INTEGER(HID_T), DIMENSION(PREDEF_TYPES_LEN) :: predef_types
   EQUIVALENCE (predef_types(1), H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND(1))
-  EQUIVALENCE (predef_types(2), H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND(2))
-  EQUIVALENCE (predef_types(3), H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND(3))
-  EQUIVALENCE (predef_types(4), H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND(4))
-  EQUIVALENCE (predef_types(5), H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND(5))
+  ! EQUIVALENCE predef_types(2:5) are unnecessary and violate the standard
   EQUIVALENCE (predef_types(6), H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER)
   EQUIVALENCE (predef_types(7), H5T_NATIVE_REAL)
   EQUIVALENCE (predef_types(8), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE)