diff --git a/widget/src/os2/nsClipboard.cpp b/widget/src/os2/nsClipboard.cpp
index 5fad40061801..0c8fe5a568a5 100644
--- a/widget/src/os2/nsClipboard.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/os2/nsClipboard.cpp
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ nsClipboard::Observe(nsISupports *aSubject, const char *aTopic,
   // This will be called on shutdown.
 
   // make sure we have a good transferable
-  if (!mTransferable || aWhichClipboard != kGlobalClipboard)
+  if (!mTransferable)
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
 
   if (WinOpenClipbrd(0/*hab*/)) {