diff --git a/share/functions/fish_clipboard_paste.fish b/share/functions/fish_clipboard_paste.fish
index 490449261..90c86c08d 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_clipboard_paste.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_clipboard_paste.fish
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function fish_clipboard_paste
     else if set -q DISPLAY; and type -q xsel
         set data (xsel --clipboard)
     else if set -q DISPLAY; and type -q xclip
-        set data (xclip -selection clipboard -o)
+        set data (xclip -selection clipboard -o 2>/dev/null)
     else if type -q powershell.exe
         set data (powershell.exe Get-Clipboard | string trim -r -c \r)
     end