--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2006/01/12 03:32:56	1.224
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2006/01/12 05:22:47	1.225
@@ -3023,7 +3023,10 @@
       return true;
     }
   else
-    return false;
+    {
+      selection_clear ();
+      return false;
+    }
 
 #if 0
   XTextProperty ct;