diff --git a/dotfiles/xinitrc b/dotfiles/xinitrc
index fe9539a..64e9db0 100644
--- a/dotfiles/xinitrc
+++ b/dotfiles/xinitrc
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
     unset f
 fi
 
-numlockx &
+if which numlockx; then
+    numlockx &
+fi
 
 exec i3