diff --git a/xinit.changes b/xinit.changes
index 342f63a..5df1d89 100644
--- a/xinit.changes
+++ b/xinit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep  8 09:44:08 UTC 2020 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
+
+- reverted move to /usr/etc/X11/xinit for now (boo#1175123, comment#6)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep  5 02:48:39 UTC 2020 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xinit.spec b/xinit.spec
index dffc7c2..24f4d57 100644
--- a/xinit.spec
+++ b/xinit.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #
 
 
+%define UsrEtcMove 0
+
 Name:           xinit
 Version:        1.4.1
 Release:        0
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ terminate.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550 && 0%{UsrEtcMove}
 sed -i 's+/etc+/usr/etc+' %{PATCH0}
 %endif
 %patch0 -p0
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ install -m 0644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1
 install -m 0711 keygen %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/keygen
 pushd %{buildroot}
 tar xf %{SOURCE1}
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550 && 0%{UsrEtcMove}
 patch -p0 < %{PATCH5}
 mkdir -p usr/etc/X11/xinit
 mv etc/X11/Xresources usr/etc/X11
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ popd
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc ChangeLog COPYING README.md
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550 && 0%{UsrEtcMove}
 %dir %{_distconfdir}/X11
 %{_distconfdir}/X11/xinit/
 %{_distconfdir}/X11/Xresources