diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc
index bb85cfc7aa..ce6f9cfb6d 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86miscproto ?= "0.9.3"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86rushproto ?= "1.1.2"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86vidmodeproto ?= "2.3"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xhost ?= "1.0.4"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_xinit ?= "1.2.1"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_xinit ?= "1.3.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xineramaproto ?= "1.2"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xmodmap ?= "1.0.5"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xorg-cf-files ?= "1.0.3"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xinit_1.2.1.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xinit_1.3.0.bb
similarity index 59%
rename from meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xinit_1.2.1.bb
rename to meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xinit_1.3.0.bb
index 68150ca05d..6a87f42ee5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xinit_1.2.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xinit_1.3.0.bb
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ PE = "1"
 
 FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}X11/xinit"
 
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "56f2d202b3dc10fcd21931a67bb270f7"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "16bcc73ae81b6d80fd1a9419ea757f38870d1043d440b6d56fcaa79d4c6c9b07"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "bc4e8b7d1919597cc37a0d24aa149dda"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "ba76e36e1a42a7cf76505b7e6fc4777f5d14f45ddff74341abfb7dd10d5fe04c"