diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11clipboard.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11clipboard.c
index 4ebeb78308..8605285f43 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11clipboard.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11clipboard.c
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 #include "../../events/SDL_events_c.h"
 
 static const char *text_mime_types[] = {
+    "UTF8_STRING",
     "text/plain;charset=utf-8",
     "text/plain",
     "TEXT",
-    "UTF8_STRING",
     "STRING"
 };