diff --git a/kitty/options/types.py b/kitty/options/types.py
index 559a3bb7a..2bbe94e96 100644
--- a/kitty/options/types.py
+++ b/kitty/options/types.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ class Options:
     box_drawing_scale: typing.Tuple[float, float, float, float] = (0.001, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0)
     clear_all_shortcuts: bool = False
     click_interval: float = -1.0
-    clipboard_control: typing.FrozenSet[str] = frozenset({'write-clipboard', 'write-primary'})
+    clipboard_control: typing.Tuple[str, ...] = ('write-clipboard', 'write-primary')
     close_on_child_death: bool = False
 
     @property
diff --git a/kitty/options/utils.py b/kitty/options/utils.py
index 08212b66b..de9c75a2b 100644
--- a/kitty/options/utils.py
+++ b/kitty/options/utils.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 from typing import (
-    Any, Callable, Dict, FrozenSet, Iterable, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple,
-    Union
+    Any, Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union
 )
 
 import kitty.fast_data_types as defines
@@ -630,8 +629,8 @@ def allow_remote_control(x: str) -> str:
     return x
 
 
-def clipboard_control(x: str) -> FrozenSet[str]:
-    return frozenset(x.lower().split())
+def clipboard_control(x: str) -> Tuple[str, ...]:
+    return tuple(x.lower().split())
 
 
 def allow_hyperlinks(x: str) -> int: