diff --git a/src/OT/Layout/GSUB/SubstLookup.hh b/src/OT/Layout/GSUB/SubstLookup.hh
index b729950..180615c 100644
--- a/src/OT/Layout/GSUB/SubstLookup.hh
+++ b/src/OT/Layout/GSUB/SubstLookup.hh
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@
       return hb_closure_lookups_context_t::default_return_value ();
     }
 
-    c->set_recurse_func (dispatch_closure_lookups_recurse_func);
-
     hb_closure_lookups_context_t::return_t ret = dispatch (c);
     return ret;
   }
@@ -204,8 +202,6 @@
     return ret;
   }
 
-  HB_INTERNAL static hb_closure_lookups_context_t::return_t dispatch_closure_lookups_recurse_func (hb_closure_lookups_context_t *c, unsigned lookup_index);
-
   template <typename context_t, typename ...Ts>
   typename context_t::return_t dispatch (context_t *c, Ts&&... ds) const
   { return Lookup::dispatch<SubTable> (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
index 6aa0966..1a67877 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
@@ -2918,7 +2918,6 @@
       c->set_lookup_inactive (this_index);
       return hb_closure_lookups_context_t::default_return_value ();
     }
-    c->set_recurse_func (dispatch_closure_lookups_recurse_func);
 
     hb_closure_lookups_context_t::return_t ret = dispatch (c);
     return ret;
@@ -2934,8 +2933,6 @@
   template <typename context_t>
   static typename context_t::return_t dispatch_recurse_func (context_t *c, unsigned int lookup_index);
 
-  HB_INTERNAL static hb_closure_lookups_context_t::return_t dispatch_closure_lookups_recurse_func (hb_closure_lookups_context_t *c, unsigned this_index);
-
   template <typename context_t, typename ...Ts>
   typename context_t::return_t dispatch (context_t *c, Ts&&... ds) const
   { return Lookup::dispatch<SubTable> (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
@@ -3120,7 +3117,9 @@
   return l.dispatch (c);
 }
 
-/*static*/ inline hb_closure_lookups_context_t::return_t PosLookup::dispatch_closure_lookups_recurse_func (hb_closure_lookups_context_t *c, unsigned this_index)
+template <>
+inline hb_closure_lookups_context_t::return_t
+PosLookup::dispatch_recurse_func<hb_closure_lookups_context_t> (hb_closure_lookups_context_t *c, unsigned this_index)
 {
   const PosLookup &l = c->face->table.GPOS.get_relaxed ()->table->get_lookup (this_index);
   return l.closure_lookups (c, this_index);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
index 59a638a..4625420 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@
   return l.dispatch (c);
 }
 
-/*static*/ inline hb_closure_lookups_context_t::return_t SubstLookup::dispatch_closure_lookups_recurse_func (hb_closure_lookups_context_t *c, unsigned this_index)
+template <>
+inline hb_closure_lookups_context_t::return_t
+SubstLookup::dispatch_recurse_func<hb_closure_lookups_context_t> (hb_closure_lookups_context_t *c, unsigned this_index)
 {
   const SubstLookup &l = c->face->table.GSUB.get_relaxed ()->table->get_lookup (this_index);
   return l.closure_lookups (c, this_index);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
index adfec33..31da498 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
@@ -3948,6 +3948,8 @@
     hb_set_t visited_lookups, inactive_lookups;
     OT::hb_closure_lookups_context_t c (face, glyphs, &visited_lookups, &inactive_lookups);
 
+    c.set_recurse_func (TLookup::template dispatch_recurse_func<hb_closure_lookups_context_t>);
+
     for (unsigned lookup_index : + hb_iter (lookup_indexes))
       reinterpret_cast<const TLookup &> (get_lookup (lookup_index)).closure_lookups (&c, lookup_index);