diff --git a/lisp/org-compat.el b/lisp/org-compat.el
index b714f13..2eea724 100644
--- a/lisp/org-compat.el
+++ b/lisp/org-compat.el
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ Works on both Emacs and XEmacs."
 	     (or (x-get-selection value 'UTF8_STRING)
 		 (x-get-selection value 'COMPOUND_TEXT)
 		 (x-get-selection value 'STRING)
-		 (x-get-selection value 'TEXT))
+		 (x-get-selection value 'TEXT)
+		 (x-get-selection-value))
 	   (error nil)))))
 
 (defun org-propertize (string &rest properties)