diff --git a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit/autoload/matchit.vim b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit/autoload/matchit.vim
index 8f7a2c73e4..857a5db95f 100644
--- a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit/autoload/matchit.vim
+++ b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit/autoload/matchit.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "  matchit.vim: (global plugin) Extended "%" matching
 "  autload script of matchit plugin, see ../plugin/matchit.vim
-"  Last Change: Jan 06, 2025
+"  Last Change: Jan 09, 2026
 
 " Neovim does not support scriptversion
 if has("vimscript-4")
@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@ function matchit#Match_wrapper(word, forward, mode) range
 
   " Check for custom match function hook
   if exists("b:match_function")
-    let MatchFunc = b:match_function
     try
-      let result = call(MatchFunc, [a:forward])
+      let result = call(b:match_function, [a:forward])
       if !empty(result)
         call cursor(result)
         return s:CleanUp(restore_options, a:mode, startpos)
diff --git a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit/doc/matchit.txt b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit/doc/matchit.txt
index b33f36dea4..131bb433cf 100644
--- a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit/doc/matchit.txt
+++ b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/matchit/doc/matchit.txt
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ Python example (simplified): >
 	  let pattern = get(s:keywords, keyword, '')
 	  if empty(pattern) | return [] | endif
 
-	  let flags = a:forward ? 'nW' : 'nbW'
-	  let [lnum, col] = searchpos('^\s*\%(' . pattern . '\)\>', flags, 0, 0,
+	  " Forward-only. Backwards left as an exercise for the reader.
+	  let [lnum, col] = searchpos('^\s*\%(' . pattern . '\)\>', 'nW' 0, 0,
 	  \                            'indent(".") != ' . indent('.'))
 	  return lnum > 0 ? [lnum, col] : []
 	endfunction