diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index ec09fb1..5a28a69 100755
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 [ -f ~/.xprofile ] && . ~/.xprofile
 [ -f ~/.Xresources ] && xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources
 
-setxkbmap -option compose:menu
-
 hash xcompmgr 2>/dev/null && xcompmgr &
 hash xscreensaver 2>/dev/null && xscreensaver -no-splash &
 hash gpg-agent 2>/dev/null && eval $(gpg-agent --daemon --enable-ssh-support --write-env-file "${HOME}/.gpg-agent-info")
diff --git a/.xprofile b/.xprofile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6732930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.xprofile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+setxkbmap -option compose:menu