diff --git a/oni/home/services/herbstluftwm.scm b/oni/home/services/herbstluftwm.scm
index fd3a8df..caa78df 100644
--- a/oni/home/services/herbstluftwm.scm
+++ b/oni/home/services/herbstluftwm.scm
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
    (wm
     (list
      (mixed-text-file
-      "xinit"
+      "xinitrc"
       "exec " herbstluftwm "/bin/herbstluftwm --autostart " (home-herbstluftwm-autostart-file config))))))
 
 (define home-herbstluftwm-service-type
diff --git a/oni/home/services/xinit.scm b/oni/home/services/xinit.scm
index c290ce1..fb56549 100644
--- a/oni/home/services/xinit.scm
+++ b/oni/home/services/xinit.scm
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
    "String"))
 
 (define (xinit-home-files config)
-  `((".xinit"
+  `((".xinitrc"
      ,(mixed-executable-file
-       "xinit"
+       "xinitrc"
        (serialize-text-config 'wm (home-xinit-configuration-wm config))))))
 
 (define (home-xinit-extensions original-config extension-configs)