diff --git a/src/librustc_mir_build/hair/pattern/const_to_pat.rs b/src/librustc_mir_build/hair/pattern/const_to_pat.rs
index 5a3eea3877570..4cc6a27a6da93 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir_build/hair/pattern/const_to_pat.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir_build/hair/pattern/const_to_pat.rs
@@ -111,23 +111,21 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstToPat<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
 
             if let Some(non_sm_ty) = structural {
-                let adt_def = match non_sm_ty {
-                    traits::NonStructuralMatchTy::Adt(adt_def) => adt_def,
-                    traits::NonStructuralMatchTy::Param => {
-                        bug!("use of constant whose type is a parameter inside a pattern")
+                let msg = match non_sm_ty {
+                    traits::NonStructuralMatchTy::Adt(adt_def) => {
+                        let path = self.tcx().def_path_str(adt_def.did);
+                        format!(
+                            "to use a constant of type `{}` in a pattern, \
+                             `{}` must be annotated with `#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]`",
+                            path, path,
+                        )
                     }
                     traits::NonStructuralMatchTy::Dynamic => {
-                        bug!("use of a trait object inside a pattern")
+                        format!("trait objects cannot be used in patterns")
+                    }
+                    traits::NonStructuralMatchTy::Param => {
+                        bug!("use of constant whose type is a parameter inside a pattern")
                     }
-                };
-                let path = self.tcx().def_path_str(adt_def.did);
-
-                let make_msg = || -> String {
-                    format!(
-                        "to use a constant of type `{}` in a pattern, \
-                         `{}` must be annotated with `#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]`",
-                        path, path,
-                    )
                 };
 
                 // double-check there even *is* a semantic `PartialEq` to dispatch to.
@@ -158,13 +156,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstToPat<'a, 'tcx> {
 
                 if !ty_is_partial_eq {
                     // span_fatal avoids ICE from resolution of non-existent method (rare case).
-                    self.tcx().sess.span_fatal(self.span, &make_msg());
+                    self.tcx().sess.span_fatal(self.span, &msg);
                 } else if mir_structural_match_violation {
                     self.tcx().struct_span_lint_hir(
                         lint::builtin::INDIRECT_STRUCTURAL_MATCH,
                         self.id,
                         self.span,
-                        |lint| lint.build(&make_msg()).emit(),
+                        |lint| lint.build(&msg).emit(),
                     );
                 } else {
                     debug!(
diff --git a/src/test/ui/const-generics/issues/issue-63322-forbid-dyn.stderr b/src/test/ui/const-generics/issues/issue-63322-forbid-dyn.stderr
index 73315af4483e2..c3db6c65a8f4c 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/const-generics/issues/issue-63322-forbid-dyn.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/const-generics/issues/issue-63322-forbid-dyn.stderr
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ error[E0741]: `&'static (dyn A + 'static)` must be annotated with `#[derive(Part
 LL | fn test<const T: &'static dyn A>() {
    |                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `&'static (dyn A + 'static)` doesn't derive both `PartialEq` and `Eq`
 
-error: aborting due to previous error
+error: aborting due to previous error; 1 warning emitted
 
 For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0741`.
diff --git a/src/test/ui/match/issue-70972-dyn-trait.rs b/src/test/ui/match/issue-70972-dyn-trait.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a9b2699cafdc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/match/issue-70972-dyn-trait.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const F: &'static dyn Send = &7u32;
+
+fn main() {
+    let a: &dyn Send = &7u32;
+    match a {
+        F => panic!(),
+        //~^ ERROR trait objects cannot be used in patterns
+        _ => {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/match/issue-70972-dyn-trait.stderr b/src/test/ui/match/issue-70972-dyn-trait.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a4e827357de6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/match/issue-70972-dyn-trait.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+error: trait objects cannot be used in patterns
+  --> $DIR/issue-70972-dyn-trait.rs:6:9
+   |
+LL |         F => panic!(),
+   |         ^
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+