--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11clipboard.c	Tue May 26 21:29:45 2015 -0400
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11clipboard.c	Tue May 26 22:57:42 2015 -0400
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Save the selection on the root window */
-    format = XA_STRING;
+    format = TEXT_FORMAT;
     X11_XChangeProperty(display, DefaultRootWindow(display),
         X11_GetSDLCutBufferClipboardType(display), format, 8, PropModeReplace,
         (const unsigned char *)text, SDL_strlen(text));