diff --git a/lisp/xwidget.el b/lisp/xwidget.el
index d7ef44d389f..dc31b850552 100644
--- a/lisp/xwidget.el
+++ b/lisp/xwidget.el
@@ -504,15 +504,17 @@ DEFAULT is the default return value."
     title))
 
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-(defun xwidget-webkit-get-selection ()
-  "Get the webkit selection."
-  (xwidget-webkit-execute-script-rv (xwidget-webkit-current-session)
-                                    "window.getSelection().toString();"))
+(defun xwidget-webkit-get-selection (proc)
+  "Get the webkit selection and pass it to PROC."
+  (xwidget-webkit-execute-script
+   (xwidget-webkit-current-session)
+   "window.getSelection().toString();"
+   proc))
 
 (defun xwidget-webkit-copy-selection-as-kill ()
   "Get the webkit selection and put it on the kill-ring."
   (interactive)
-  (kill-new (xwidget-webkit-get-selection)))
+  (xwidget-webkit-get-selection (lambda (selection) (kill-new selection))))
 
 
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