diff --git a/rust/hg-core/src/matchers.rs b/rust/hg-core/src/matchers.rs
--- a/rust/hg-core/src/matchers.rs
+++ b/rust/hg-core/src/matchers.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     PatternSyntax,
 };
 
+use crate::dirstate::status::IgnoreFnType;
 use crate::filepatterns::normalize_path_bytes;
 use std::borrow::ToOwned;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@
 /// ```
 pub struct IncludeMatcher<'a> {
     patterns: Vec<u8>,
-    match_fn: Box<dyn for<'r> Fn(&'r HgPath) -> bool + 'a + Sync>,
+    match_fn: IgnoreFnType<'a>,
     /// Whether all the patterns match a prefix (i.e. recursively)
     prefix: bool,
     roots: HashSet<HgPathBuf>,
@@ -341,9 +342,9 @@
 
 /// Returns the regex pattern and a function that matches an `HgPath` against
 /// said regex formed by the given ignore patterns.
-fn build_regex_match(
-    ignore_patterns: &[IgnorePattern],
-) -> PatternResult<(Vec<u8>, Box<dyn Fn(&HgPath) -> bool + Sync>)> {
+fn build_regex_match<'a, 'b>(
+    ignore_patterns: &'a [IgnorePattern],
+) -> PatternResult<(Vec<u8>, IgnoreFnType<'b>)> {
     let mut regexps = vec![];
     let mut exact_set = HashSet::new();
 
@@ -365,10 +366,10 @@
         let func = move |filename: &HgPath| {
             exact_set.contains(filename) || matcher(filename)
         };
-        Box::new(func) as Box<dyn Fn(&HgPath) -> bool + Sync>
+        Box::new(func) as IgnoreFnType
     } else {
         let func = move |filename: &HgPath| exact_set.contains(filename);
-        Box::new(func) as Box<dyn Fn(&HgPath) -> bool + Sync>
+        Box::new(func) as IgnoreFnType
     };
 
     Ok((full_regex, func))
@@ -476,8 +477,8 @@
 /// should be matched.
 fn build_match<'a, 'b>(
     ignore_patterns: Vec<IgnorePattern>,
-) -> PatternResult<(Vec<u8>, Box<dyn Fn(&HgPath) -> bool + 'b + Sync>)> {
-    let mut match_funcs: Vec<Box<dyn Fn(&HgPath) -> bool + Sync>> = vec![];
+) -> PatternResult<(Vec<u8>, IgnoreFnType<'b>)> {
+    let mut match_funcs: Vec<IgnoreFnType<'b>> = vec![];
     // For debugging and printing
     let mut patterns = vec![];
 
@@ -564,10 +565,7 @@
     mut all_pattern_files: Vec<PathBuf>,
     root_dir: &Path,
     inspect_pattern_bytes: &mut impl FnMut(&[u8]),
-) -> PatternResult<(
-    Box<dyn for<'r> Fn(&'r HgPath) -> bool + Sync + 'a>,
-    Vec<PatternFileWarning>,
-)> {
+) -> PatternResult<(IgnoreFnType<'a>, Vec<PatternFileWarning>)> {
     let mut all_patterns = vec![];
     let mut all_warnings = vec![];