diff --git a/profiles/default/package.mask b/profiles/default/package.mask
index 7dd6f867a..e1f031667 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/default/package.mask
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 =x11-base/xorg-server-1.20.10-r3
+=x11-apps/xinit-1.4.1-r1
 
 sci-libs/blas-reference
 sci-libs/cblas-reference