diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000-logue.cc b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000-logue.cc
index 51f55d1d527..41daf6ee646 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000-logue.cc
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000-logue.cc
@@ -4956,7 +4956,7 @@ rs6000_emit_epilogue (enum epilogue_type epilogue_type)
 	 a REG_CFA_DEF_CFA note, but that's OK;  A duplicate is
 	 discarded by dwarf2cfi.cc/dwarf2out.cc, and in any case would
 	 be harmless if emitted.  */
-      if (frame_pointer_needed)
+      if (frame_pointer_needed_indeed)
 	{
 	  insn = get_last_insn ();
 	  add_reg_note (insn, REG_CFA_DEF_CFA,
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr96072.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr96072.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23d1cc74ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr96072.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* { dg-options "-O1" } */
+
+/* Verify there is no ICE on 32 bit environment.  */
+
+void
+he (int jn)
+{
+  {
+    int bh[jn];
+    if (jn != 0)
+      goto wa;
+  }
+wa:;
+}