diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index 747eb87..d83910b 100755
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ eval $(new-keyring)
 
 xset b off
 xset dpms 180
-xset fp+ $HOME/.fonts
+
+xset fp default
+for f in $(find /usr/share/fonts ~/.fonts -name font.dir) ; do
+    xset fp+ $(dirname $f)
+done
 xset fp rehash
 
 setxkbmap us_de