diff --git a/termite.cc b/termite.cc
index 59ad50d..5f77658 100644
--- a/termite.cc
+++ b/termite.cc
@@ -922,25 +922,16 @@ GtkTreeModel *create_completion_model(VteTerminal *vte) {
 }
 
 void search(VteTerminal *vte, const char *pattern, bool reverse) {
-    std::function<int ()> terminal_search;
-    if (!reverse) {
-        terminal_search = [vte]() {
-            return vte_terminal_search_find_next(vte);
-        };
-    } else {
-        terminal_search = [vte]() {
-            return vte_terminal_search_find_previous(vte);
-        };
-    };
+    auto terminal_search = reverse ? vte_terminal_search_find_previous : vte_terminal_search_find_next;
 
     GRegex *regex = vte_terminal_search_get_gregex(vte);
     if (regex) g_regex_unref(regex);
     regex = g_regex_new(pattern, (GRegexCompileFlags)0, (GRegexMatchFlags)0, nullptr);
     vte_terminal_search_set_gregex(vte, regex);
 
-    if (!terminal_search()) {
+    if (!terminal_search(vte)) {
         vte_terminal_select_none(vte);
-        terminal_search();
+        terminal_search(vte);
     }
 
     vte_terminal_copy_primary(vte);