diff --git a/src/xinitrc b/src/xinitrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4b394b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xinitrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ ! -n "${wm_bin}" ]; then
+    wm_bin="${defaultwm}"
+fi
+exec "${wm_bin}"