diff --git a/jdk/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11/XSelection.java b/jdk/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11/XSelection.java
index f19ad2ffb67..36ebc8e6dba 100644
--- a/jdk/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11/XSelection.java
+++ b/jdk/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11/XSelection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public final class XSelection {
                                 XToolkit.awtUnlock();
                             }
 
-                            validateDataGetter(dataGetter);
+                            validateDataGetter(incrDataGetter);
 
                             if (incrDataGetter.getActualFormat() != 8) {
                                 throw new IOException("Unsupported data format: " +