error[E0525]: expected a closure that implements the `Fn` trait, but this closure only implements `FnMut` --> $DIR/issue-26046-fn-mut.rs:4:19 | LL | let closure = || { | ^^ this closure implements `FnMut`, not `Fn` LL | num += 1; | --- closure is `FnMut` because it mutates the variable `num` here ... LL | Box::new(closure) | ----------------- the requirement to implement `Fn` derives from here | = note: required for the cast from `Box<{closure@$DIR/issue-26046-fn-mut.rs:4:19: 4:21}>` to `Box<(dyn Fn() + 'static)>` error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0525`.