diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
index 43ef29ba2..eaca150d9 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -529,21 +529,11 @@ func runBackup(ctx context.Context, opts BackupOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, ter
 	}
 
 	bar := newIndexTerminalProgress(gopts.Quiet, gopts.JSON, term)
-
 	err = repo.LoadIndex(ctx, bar)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	selectByNameFilter := func(item string) bool {
-		for _, reject := range rejectByNameFuncs {
-			if reject(item) {
-				return false
-			}
-		}
-		return true
-	}
-
 	var targetFS fs.FS = fs.Local{}
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && opts.UseFsSnapshot {
 		if err = fs.HasSufficientPrivilegesForVSS(); err != nil {
@@ -592,14 +582,8 @@ func runBackup(ctx context.Context, opts BackupOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, ter
 		return err
 	}
 
-	selectFilter := func(item string, fi os.FileInfo, fs fs.FS) bool {
-		for _, reject := range rejectFuncs {
-			if reject(item, fi, fs) {
-				return false
-			}
-		}
-		return true
-	}
+	selectByNameFilter := archiver.CombineRejectByNames(rejectByNameFuncs)
+	selectFilter := archiver.CombineRejects(rejectFuncs)
 
 	wg, wgCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 	cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(wgCtx)
diff --git a/internal/archiver/exclude.go b/internal/archiver/exclude.go
index 62e4ea17e..280322f3c 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/exclude.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/exclude.go
@@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ type RejectByNameFunc func(path string) bool
 // should be excluded (rejected) from the backup.
 type RejectFunc func(path string, fi os.FileInfo, fs fs.FS) bool
 
+func CombineRejectByNames(funcs []RejectByNameFunc) SelectByNameFunc {
+	return func(item string) bool {
+		for _, reject := range funcs {
+			if reject(item) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+}
+
+func CombineRejects(funcs []RejectFunc) SelectFunc {
+	return func(item string, fi os.FileInfo, fs fs.FS) bool {
+		for _, reject := range funcs {
+			if reject(item, fi, fs) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+}
+
 type rejectionCache struct {
 	m   map[string]bool
 	mtx sync.Mutex