diff --git a/xinit.changes b/xinit.changes
index 670c314..81979fc 100644
--- a/xinit.changes
+++ b/xinit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May 11 12:16:19 UTC 2023 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
+
+- since xrdb no longer requires cpp, it needs to be reqired here now 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Dec  4 22:01:40 UTC 2022 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xinit.spec b/xinit.spec
index 2c1fa59..582b957 100644
--- a/xinit.spec
+++ b/xinit.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package xinit
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ 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