diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_selection.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_selection.c
index 8be1f97fe1..c75878320c 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_selection.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_selection.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ ecore_x_selection_converter_text(char         *target,
      {
         int size = 0;
 
-        size = (strlen((char *)ret.value) + 1);
+        size = (strlen((char *)ret.value));
         *data_ret = malloc(size);
         if (!*data_ret) return EINA_FALSE;
         memcpy(*data_ret, ret.value, size);
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ ecore_x_selection_converter_text(char         *target,
      {
         int size = 0;
 
-        size = (strlen((char *)ret.value) + 1);
+        size = (strlen((char *)ret.value));
         *data_ret = malloc(size);
         if (!*data_ret) return EINA_FALSE;
         memcpy(*data_ret, ret.value, size);
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_selection.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_selection.c
index 3c1b70cabb..ae2d41c5af 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_selection.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_selection.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ ecore_x_selection_converter_text(char *target,
    if (Xutf8TextListToTextProperty(_ecore_x_disp, &mystr, 1, style,
                                    &text_prop) == Success)
      {
-        int bufsize = strlen((char *)text_prop.value) + 1;
+        int bufsize = strlen((char *)text_prop.value);
         *data_ret = malloc(bufsize);
         if (!*data_ret)
           {
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ ecore_x_selection_converter_text(char *target,
    if (XmbTextListToTextProperty(_ecore_x_disp, &mystr, 1, style,
                                  &text_prop) == Success)
      {
-        int bufsize = strlen(text_prop.value) + 1;
+        int bufsize = strlen(text_prop.value);
         *data_ret = malloc(bufsize);
         if (!*data_ret) return EINA_FALSE;
         memcpy(*data_ret, text_prop.value, bufsize);