--- xinit-1.3.0/xinit.c.orig	2010-06-12 03:14:10.000000000 +0200
+++ xinit-1.3.0/xinit.c	2010-10-31 04:32:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ char xserverrcbuf[256];
 
 #define TRUE 1
 #define FALSE 0
+#define ERR_EXIT 1
 
 static char *default_server = "X";
 static char *default_display = ":0";        /* choose most efficient */
@@ -562,6 +562,8 @@ startClient(char *client[])
 {
     clientpid = fork();
     if (clientpid == 0) {
+        int fd;
+
         set_environment();
         setWindowPath();
 
@@ -569,7 +571,17 @@ startClient(char *client[])
             Error("cannot change uid");
             _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
-        setpgid(0, getpid());
+
+        fd = open ("/dev/null", O_RDONLY);
+        if (fd < 0) {
+            Error("cannot open /dev/null: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+            _exit(ERR_EXIT);
+        }
+        close (STDIN_FILENO);
+        dup2 (fd, STDIN_FILENO);
+        close (fd);
+        setsid();
+
         Execute(client);
         Error("Unable to run program \"%s\"", client[0]);