diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/clipboardbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/clipboardbindings.cpp
index adaeb5dc91..e9aba10e46 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/clipboardbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/clipboardbindings.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "clipboardbindings.hpp"
 
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include <SDL_clipboard.h>
+#include <SDL_error.h>
 
 #include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
@@ -17,15 +17,10 @@ namespace MWLua
         api["get"] = []() {
             std::string text;
 
-            if (char* raw = SDL_GetClipboardText())
-            {
-                text = raw;
-                SDL_free(raw);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Log(Debug::Error) << "Failed to get clipboard content: " << SDL_GetError();
-            }
+            char* raw = SDL_GetClipboardText();
+            text = raw;
+
+            SDL_free(raw);
 
             return text;
         };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/clipboardbindings.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/clipboardbindings.hpp
index 32ebe8310b..570a8e4218 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/clipboardbindings.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/clipboardbindings.hpp
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 #include <sol/forward.hpp>
 
-#include "context.hpp"
-
 namespace MWLua
 {
+    struct Context;
+
     sol::table initClipboardPackage(const Context&);
 }