diff --git a/dotfiles.yml b/dotfiles.yml
index 86508b1..23a452b 100644
--- a/dotfiles.yml
+++ b/dotfiles.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dotfiles:
   - from: x/Xresources
     to: .config/Xresources
   - from: x/xinitrc
-    to: .xinitrc
+    to: .config/xinitrc
   - from: zsh/zprofile
     to: .config/zsh/.zprofile
     template: true
diff --git a/zsh/zprofile.j2 b/zsh/zprofile.j2
index dda3d4f..76ac956 100644
--- a/zsh/zprofile.j2
+++ b/zsh/zprofile.j2
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export GNUPGHOME="$XDG_STATE_HOME"/gnupg
 export PYTHON_HISTORY=$XDG_STATE_HOME/python/history
 export PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX=$XDG_CACHE_HOME/python
 
+export XINITRC="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/xinitrc
+
 umask 0022
 
 {% set env = machine.environment | combine(user.environment) %}