st.c  |  2 +-
 win.h |  2 +-
 x.c   | 18 +++++++++---------

diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index fdf697bfe14f9b943b7ffd62d09222120ec5e73e..bcb64732947a484a682febd25f31fa828dd0fb7b 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ 				char *dec;
 
 				dec = base64dec(strescseq.args[2]);
 				if (dec) {
-					xsetsel(dec, CurrentTime);
+					xsetsel(dec);
 					xclipcopy();
 				} else {
 					fprintf(stderr, "erresc: invalid base64\n");
diff --git a/win.h b/win.h
index c6a5337680adec0e2a4544fc42e582a56d232a5b..f95a6790db7a19936b2ab84f0079ef6d6ce78d60 100644
--- a/win.h
+++ b/win.h
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ int xsetcolorname(int, const char *);
 void xsettitle(char *);
 int xsetcursor(int);
 void xsetpointermotion(int);
-void xsetsel(char *, Time);
+void xsetsel(char *);
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 04e2e053b9f4a505c5fe2fa255d4ed6a9806cfce..a332ac9386272404aa3d563cfd11ed7740959484 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static void propnotify(XEvent *);
 static void selnotify(XEvent *);
 static void selclear_(XEvent *);
 static void selrequest(XEvent *);
-static void selcopy(Time);
+static void setsel(char *, Time);
 static void getbuttoninfo(XEvent *);
 static void mousereport(XEvent *);
 static char *kmap(KeySym, uint);
@@ -441,12 +441,6 @@ 	}
 }
 
 void
-selcopy(Time t)
-{
-	xsetsel(getsel(), t);
-}
-
-void
 propnotify(XEvent *e)
 {
 	XPropertyEvent *xpev;
@@ -620,7 +614,7 @@ 		fprintf(stderr, "Error sending SelectionNotify event\n");
 }
 
 void
-xsetsel(char *str, Time t)
+setsel(char *str, Time t)
 {
 	free(sel.primary);
 	sel.primary = str;
@@ -628,6 +622,12 @@
 	XSetSelectionOwner(xw.dpy, XA_PRIMARY, xw.win, t);
 	if (XGetSelectionOwner(xw.dpy, XA_PRIMARY) != xw.win)
 		selclear_(NULL);
+}
+
+void
+xsetsel(char *str)
+{
+	setsel(str, CurrentTime);
 }
 
 void
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ 		selpaste(NULL);
 	} else if (e->xbutton.button == Button1) {
 		if (sel.mode == SEL_READY) {
 			getbuttoninfo(e);
-			selcopy(e->xbutton.time);
+			setsel(getsel(), e->xbutton.time);
 		} else
 			selclear_(NULL);
 		sel.mode = SEL_IDLE;