diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index dbaac624..024b639c 100644
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 [ -f ~/.xprofile ] && . ~/.xprofile
 
+[ -f ~/.profile ] && . ~/.profile
+
 # Your default LARBS WM is determined in your `~/.profile` on login.  Here we
 # run the proper command to run when the graphical environment starts.