diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h b/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h
index 53d695ab..2369d8fe 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h
@@ -173,6 +173,34 @@ inline internals **&get_internals_pp() {
     return internals_pp;
 }
 
+inline void translate_exception(std::exception_ptr p) {
+    try {
+        if (p) std::rethrow_exception(p);
+    } catch (error_already_set &e)           { e.restore();                                    return;
+    } catch (const builtin_exception &e)     { e.set_error();                                  return;
+    } catch (const std::bad_alloc &e)        { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_MemoryError,   e.what()); return;
+    } catch (const std::domain_error &e)     { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,    e.what()); return;
+    } catch (const std::invalid_argument &e) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,    e.what()); return;
+    } catch (const std::length_error &e)     { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,    e.what()); return;
+    } catch (const std::out_of_range &e)     { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError,    e.what()); return;
+    } catch (const std::range_error &e)      { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,    e.what()); return;
+    } catch (const std::exception &e)        { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,  e.what()); return;
+    } catch (...) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Caught an unknown exception!");
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+#if !defined(__GLIBCXX__)
+inline void translate_local_exception(std::exception_ptr p) {
+    try {
+        if (p) std::rethrow_exception(p);
+    } catch (error_already_set &e)       { e.restore();   return;
+    } catch (const builtin_exception &e) { e.set_error(); return;
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 /// Return a reference to the current `internals` data
 PYBIND11_NOINLINE inline internals &get_internals() {
     auto **&internals_pp = get_internals_pp();
@@ -198,15 +226,7 @@ PYBIND11_NOINLINE inline internals &get_internals() {
         //
         // libstdc++ doesn't require this (types there are identified only by name)
 #if !defined(__GLIBCXX__)
-        (*internals_pp)->registered_exception_translators.push_front(
-            [](std::exception_ptr p) -> void {
-                try {
-                    if (p) std::rethrow_exception(p);
-                } catch (error_already_set &e)       { e.restore();   return;
-                } catch (const builtin_exception &e) { e.set_error(); return;
-                }
-            }
-        );
+        (*internals_pp)->registered_exception_translators.push_front(&translate_local_exception);
 #endif
     } else {
         if (!internals_pp) internals_pp = new internals*();
@@ -229,25 +249,7 @@ PYBIND11_NOINLINE inline internals &get_internals() {
         internals_ptr->istate = tstate->interp;
 #endif
         builtins[id] = capsule(internals_pp);
-        internals_ptr->registered_exception_translators.push_front(
-            [](std::exception_ptr p) -> void {
-                try {
-                    if (p) std::rethrow_exception(p);
-                } catch (error_already_set &e)           { e.restore();                                    return;
-                } catch (const builtin_exception &e)     { e.set_error();                                  return;
-                } catch (const std::bad_alloc &e)        { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_MemoryError,   e.what()); return;
-                } catch (const std::domain_error &e)     { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,    e.what()); return;
-                } catch (const std::invalid_argument &e) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,    e.what()); return;
-                } catch (const std::length_error &e)     { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,    e.what()); return;
-                } catch (const std::out_of_range &e)     { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError,    e.what()); return;
-                } catch (const std::range_error &e)      { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,    e.what()); return;
-                } catch (const std::exception &e)        { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,  e.what()); return;
-                } catch (...) {
-                    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Caught an unknown exception!");
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-        );
+        internals_ptr->registered_exception_translators.push_front(&translate_exception);
         internals_ptr->static_property_type = make_static_property_type();
         internals_ptr->default_metaclass = make_default_metaclass();
         internals_ptr->instance_base = make_object_base_type(internals_ptr->default_metaclass);