diff --git a/xinit.changes b/xinit.changes
index 81979fc..b666af8 100644
--- a/xinit.changes
+++ b/xinit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May 11 12:24:21 UTC 2023 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
+
+- revert previous change; cpp is not needed for xinit, but only for
+  xdm package 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May 11 12:16:19 UTC 2023 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xinit.spec b/xinit.spec
index 582b957..1afde5b 100644
--- a/xinit.spec
+++ b/xinit.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xorg-macros) >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xproto) >= 7.0.17
-Requires:       cpp
 Requires:       setxkbmap
 Requires:       xauth
 Requires:       xmodmap