diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
index ee204ebe0..d88f7876e 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
@@ -1418,6 +1418,12 @@ struct PosLookup : Lookup
     return false;
   }
 
+  inline bool apply (hb_apply_context_t *c) const
+  {
+    TRACE_APPLY (this);
+    return TRACE_RETURN (dispatch (c));
+  }
+
   inline hb_collect_glyphs_context_t::return_t collect_glyphs (hb_collect_glyphs_context_t *c) const
   {
     TRACE_COLLECT_GLYPHS (this);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
index f657b090e..ebe4c9ec4 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
@@ -1117,6 +1117,12 @@ struct SubstLookup : Lookup
     return lookup_type_is_reverse (type);
   }
 
+  inline bool apply (hb_apply_context_t *c) const
+  {
+    TRACE_APPLY (this);
+    return TRACE_RETURN (dispatch (c));
+  }
+
   inline hb_closure_context_t::return_t closure (hb_closure_context_t *c) const
   {
     TRACE_CLOSURE (this);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
index 978d78e8c..1c248b614 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ apply_string (OT::hb_apply_context_t *c,
       if (accel.may_have (buffer->cur().codepoint) &&
 	  (buffer->cur().mask & c->lookup_mask) &&
 	  c->check_glyph_property (&c->buffer->cur(), c->lookup_props) &&
-	  lookup.dispatch (c))
+	  lookup.apply (c))
 	ret = true;
       else
 	buffer->next_glyph ();
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ apply_string (OT::hb_apply_context_t *c,
       if (accel.may_have (buffer->cur().codepoint) &&
 	  (buffer->cur().mask & c->lookup_mask) &&
 	  c->check_glyph_property (&c->buffer->cur(), c->lookup_props) &&
-	  lookup.dispatch (c))
+	  lookup.apply (c))
 	ret = true;
       /* The reverse lookup doesn't "advance" cursor (for good reason). */
       buffer->idx--;