diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/termite/vte-ng-modified-patches/vte-0005-expose-function-for-getting-the-selected-text.patch b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/termite/vte-ng-modified-patches/vte-0005-expose-function-for-getting-the-selected-text.patch
index 0a2c52722268..fe04434f4a2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/termite/vte-ng-modified-patches/vte-0005-expose-function-for-getting-the-selected-text.patch
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/termite/vte-ng-modified-patches/vte-0005-expose-function-for-getting-the-selected-text.patch
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 +vte_terminal_get_selection(VteTerminal *terminal) noexcept
 +{
 +	g_return_val_if_fail(VTE_IS_TERMINAL(terminal), NULL);
-+	return g_strdup (IMPL(terminal)->m_selection[VTE_SELECTION_PRIMARY]->str);
++	return g_strdup (IMPL(terminal)->m_selection[vte::to_integral(vte::platform::ClipboardType::PRIMARY)]->str);
 +}
 +
  /**