--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2004/02/09 07:11:49	1.27
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2004/02/10 00:40:39	1.28
@@ -2833,11 +2833,12 @@
 
   selection.text = new_selection_text;
 
-  XSetSelectionOwner(display->display, XA_PRIMARY, TermWin.vt, tm);
-  if (XGetSelectionOwner(display->display, XA_PRIMARY) != TermWin.vt)
+  XSetSelectionOwner (display->display, XA_PRIMARY, TermWin.vt, tm);
+  if (XGetSelectionOwner (display->display, XA_PRIMARY) == TermWin.vt)
+    display->set_selection_owner (this);
+  else
     rxvt_print_error("can't get primary selection");
 
-
   {
     XTextProperty ct;
     char *cl = (char *)selection.text;