diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-data-device.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-data-device.c
index abdb615c8..ba9591ec1 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-data-device.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-data-device.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ primary_offer_receive (struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource,
   gboolean found;
 
   mime_types = meta_selection_get_mimetypes (meta_display_get_selection (display),
-                                             META_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD);
+                                             META_SELECTION_PRIMARY);
   found = g_list_find_custom (mime_types, mime_type, (GCompareFunc) g_strcmp0) != NULL;
   g_list_free_full (mime_types, g_free);