diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 9fe878b3ab88f217faabd11780a02c967dd685d4..b58b2f44fa0349b8be6e526e0b1999d83bbed2ee 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if [ "$distro" == "Debian" ]; then
     if [ "$yn" == 'y' ]; then
         # dwm depedencies
         sudo apt install build-essential libx11-dev libxft-dev libxinerama-dev libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig1-dev\
-		xbacklight alsa-utils xss-lock slock
+		xbacklight alsa-utils xss-lock slock xinit
         echo 'Compiling st'
         cd st && sudo make clean install && cd ..