diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandclipboard.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandclipboard.c
index 0346b2cf54..75c358809c 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandclipboard.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandclipboard.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int Wayland_SetPrimarySelectionText(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, const char *text)
 {
     SDL_VideoData *video_data = _this->driverdata;
     SDL_WaylandPrimarySelectionDevice *primary_selection_device = NULL;
-    int status = 0;
+    int status = -1;
 
     if (video_data->input != NULL && video_data->input->primary_selection_device != NULL) {
         primary_selection_device = video_data->input->primary_selection_device;
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c
index 09b8368081..92f03263d9 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c
@@ -230,9 +230,6 @@ static SDL_VideoDevice *Wayland_CreateDevice(void)
     device->SetClipboardData = Wayland_SetClipboardData;
     device->GetClipboardData = Wayland_GetClipboardData;
     device->HasClipboardData = Wayland_HasClipboardData;
-    device->SetPrimarySelectionText = Wayland_SetPrimarySelectionText;
-    device->GetPrimarySelectionText = Wayland_GetPrimarySelectionText;
-    device->HasPrimarySelectionText = Wayland_HasPrimarySelectionText;
     device->StartTextInput = Wayland_StartTextInput;
     device->StopTextInput = Wayland_StopTextInput;
     device->SetTextInputRect = Wayland_SetTextInputRect;
@@ -912,6 +909,12 @@ int Wayland_VideoInit(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 
     Wayland_InitKeyboard(_this);
 
+    if (data->primary_selection_device_manager) {
+        _this->SetPrimarySelectionText = Wayland_SetPrimarySelectionText;
+        _this->GetPrimarySelectionText = Wayland_GetPrimarySelectionText;
+        _this->HasPrimarySelectionText = Wayland_HasPrimarySelectionText;
+    }
+
     data->initializing = SDL_FALSE;
 
     return 0;