diff --git a/ewmh.c b/ewmh.c
index ad7f51078..981f3d1fa 100644
--- a/ewmh.c
+++ b/ewmh.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ ewmh_process_client_message(xcb_client_message_event_t *ev)
             lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
             luaA_object_push(L, globalconf.tags.tab[idx]);
             lua_pushstring(L, "ewmh");
-            luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "request::select", 1);
+            luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -2, "request::select", 1);
             lua_pop(L, 1);
         }
     }