diff --git a/src/libstd/net/parser.rs b/src/libstd/net/parser.rs
index 88cfc5a7b2d8..69f40d7e7bef 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net/parser.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     // Return result of first successful parser
-    fn read_or<T>(&mut self, parsers: &mut [Box<FnMut(&mut Parser) -> Option<T>>])
+    fn read_or<T>(&mut self, parsers: &mut [Box<FnMut(&mut Parser) -> Option<T> + 'static>])
                -> Option<T> {
         for pf in parsers.iter_mut() {
             match self.read_atomically(|p: &mut Parser| pf(p)) {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index 4ea2d4e5c686..c3f1b9748155 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -986,9 +986,10 @@ fn expand_pat(p: P<ast::Pat>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Pat> {
                     let fm = fresh_mark();
                     let marked_before = mark_tts(&tts[..], fm);
                     let mac_span = fld.cx.original_span();
-                    let expanded = match expander.expand(fld.cx,
-                                        mac_span,
-                                        &marked_before[..]).make_pat() {
+                    let pat = expander.expand(fld.cx,
+                                              mac_span,
+                                              &marked_before[..]).make_pat();
+                    let expanded = match pat {
                         Some(e) => e,
                         None => {
                             fld.cx.span_err(