diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggertooltipmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggertooltipmanager.cpp
index 49aa316571d..58ec3663ab6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggertooltipmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggertooltipmanager.cpp
@@ -586,7 +586,8 @@ DebuggerToolTipWidget::DebuggerToolTipWidget()
                 << item->name << '\t' << item->value << '\t' << item->type << '\n';
         });
         QClipboard *clipboard = QApplication::clipboard();
-        clipboard->setText(text, QClipboard::Selection);
+        if (clipboard->supportsSelection())
+            clipboard->setText(text, QClipboard::Selection);
         clipboard->setText(text, QClipboard::Clipboard);
     });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/stackhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/stackhandler.cpp
index 51d27228d18..d1af61e2c73 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/stackhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/stackhandler.cpp
@@ -479,7 +479,8 @@ void StackHandler::copyContentsToClipboard()
     });
 
     QClipboard *clipboard = QApplication::clipboard();
-    clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Selection);
+    if (clipboard->supportsSelection())
+        clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Selection);
     clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Clipboard);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
index beab34f8f3b..bd473776ef1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
@@ -1596,7 +1596,8 @@ static QString removeWatchActionText(QString exp)
 static void copyToClipboard(const QString &clipboardText)
 {
     QClipboard *clipboard = QApplication::clipboard();
-    clipboard->setText(clipboardText, QClipboard::Selection);
+    if (clipboard->supportsSelection())
+        clipboard->setText(clipboardText, QClipboard::Selection);
     clipboard->setText(clipboardText, QClipboard::Clipboard);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilerstatisticsview.cpp b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilerstatisticsview.cpp
index d023444b2e0..78e9b57e7ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilerstatisticsview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilerstatisticsview.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ QString StatisticsView::rowToString(int row) const
 static void sendToClipboard(const QString &str)
 {
     QClipboard *clipboard = QApplication::clipboard();
-    clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Selection);
+    if (clipboard->supportsSelection())
+        clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Selection);
     clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Clipboard);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatisticsview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatisticsview.cpp
index d11c97e0854..81d57358756 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatisticsview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatisticsview.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ void QmlProfilerStatisticsMainView::copyTableToClipboard() const
         str += textForItem(itemModel->index(i, 0));
 
     QClipboard *clipboard = QApplication::clipboard();
-    clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Selection);
+    if (clipboard->supportsSelection())
+        clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Selection);
     clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Clipboard);
 }
 
@@ -368,7 +369,8 @@ void QmlProfilerStatisticsMainView::copyRowToClipboard() const
 {
     QString str = textForItem(selectedModelIndex());
     QClipboard *clipboard = QApplication::clipboard();
-    clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Selection);
+    if (clipboard->supportsSelection())
+        clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Selection);
     clipboard->setText(str, QClipboard::Clipboard);
 }