diff --git a/modules/input/imwayland.c b/modules/input/imwayland.c
index c1b9a1c7ea..05e8c0c3d7 100644
--- a/modules/input/imwayland.c
+++ b/modules/input/imwayland.c
@@ -240,18 +240,18 @@ text_input_delete_surrounding_text_apply (GtkIMContextWaylandGlobal *global,
   gboolean valid)
 {
   GtkIMContextWayland *context;
-  
+  gboolean retval;
   gint len;
   struct surrounding_delete defaults = {0};
-  
+
   context = GTK_IM_CONTEXT_WAYLAND (global->current);
-  
+
   len = context->pending_surrounding_delete.after_length
       + context->pending_surrounding_delete.before_length;
   if (len > 0 && valid)
     g_signal_emit_by_name (global->current, "delete-surrounding",
                            -context->pending_surrounding_delete.before_length,
-                           len);
+                           len, &retval);
   context->pending_surrounding_delete = defaults;
 }