diff --git a/xdm.changes b/xdm.changes
index ed6fca3..0aeb3d1 100644
--- a/xdm.changes
+++ b/xdm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 16 16:44:52 UTC 2018 - sndirsch@suse.com
+
+- require xinit, since /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession and /etc/X11/xdm/sys.xsession
+  are sourcing /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.common (boo#1084655) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar  9 16:46:58 UTC 2018 - sndirsch@suse.com
 
diff --git a/xdm.spec b/xdm.spec
index 58365f9..678b23c 100644
--- a/xdm.spec
+++ b/xdm.spec
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Requires:       /sbin/pidof
 Requires:       logrotate
 Requires:       sessreg
 Requires:       xconsole
+Requires:       xinit
 Requires:       xli
 Requires:       xmessage
 Requires:       xrdb