diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland-selection.c b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland-selection.c
index 24b8cd2c1..8201b014f 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland-selection.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland-selection.c
@@ -689,9 +689,8 @@ wayland_data_read_cb (GObject      *object,
   GError *error = NULL;
   gsize bytes_read;
 
-  bytes_read = g_input_stream_read_finish (G_INPUT_STREAM (object),
-                                           res, &error);
-  if (error)
+  if (!g_input_stream_read_all_finish (G_INPUT_STREAM (object),
+                                       res, &bytes_read, &error))
     {
       if (g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED))
         {
@@ -762,10 +761,10 @@ wayland_selection_data_read (MetaSelectionBridge *selection)
 {
   WaylandSelectionData *data = selection->wayland_selection;
 
-  g_input_stream_read_async (data->stream, data->buffer,
-                             INCR_CHUNK_SIZE, G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
-                             data->cancellable,
-                             wayland_data_read_cb, selection);
+  g_input_stream_read_all_async (data->stream, data->buffer,
+                                 INCR_CHUNK_SIZE, G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
+                                 data->cancellable,
+                                 wayland_data_read_cb, selection);
 }
 
 static void