diff --git a/xfce4-session.changes b/xfce4-session.changes
index b44f156..88fcc8c 100644
--- a/xfce4-session.changes
+++ b/xfce4-session.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 28 13:25:45 UTC 2012 - gber@opensuse.org
+
+- explicitly depend on ConsoleKit-x11 which is used via DBus
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 31 22:44:55 UTC 2012 - gber@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/xfce4-session.spec b/xfce4-session.spec
index 2b8d7c2..092d93c 100644
--- a/xfce4-session.spec
+++ b/xfce4-session.spec
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Obsoletes:      xfce-utils-lang <= 4.8.3
 Provides:       xfce4-session-doc = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      xfce4-session-doc <= 4.8.3
 Requires:       %{name}-branding = %{version}
+Requires:       ConsoleKit-x11
 Requires:       xfce4-settings
 Requires:       xfconf
 Recommends:     %{name}-doc = %{version}