diff --git a/R/linux_clipboard.R b/R/linux_clipboard.R
index 02fce7f..ab1f1d9 100644
--- a/R/linux_clipboard.R
+++ b/R/linux_clipboard.R
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ X11_write_clip <- function(content, object_type, breaks, eos, return_new, ...) {
   if (has_xclip()) {
     con <- pipe("xclip -i -sel p -f | xclip -i -sel c", "w")
   } else if (has_xsel()) {
-    con <- pipe("xsel -b -i", "w")
+    con <- pipe("xsel --clipboard --input", "w")
   } else {
     notify_no_cb()
   }