diff --git a/x/xinitrc b/x/xinitrc
index a746753..4b90445 100755
--- a/x/xinitrc
+++ b/x/xinitrc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-LOGFILE="$LOGDIR/xinitrc.log"
+export LOGFILE="$LOGDIR/xinitrc.log"
 
 log() {
     echo "[$(date +%FT%T)] $*" >> "$LOGFILE"