diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 3ee2f70..e31ea59 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ LC_ALL=ru_RU.UTF-8
 export LANG LC_ALL
 export USERNAME PS1 PS2 INPUTRC http_proxy BASH_ENV PATH
 
-# to force GTK application respect the Compose key
-export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
-
 # Need for a xterm & co if we don't make a -ls
 [ -n $DISPLAY ] && {
 	 export XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority
diff --git a/.xsessionrc b/.xsessionrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0785e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.xsessionrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This file is to be sourced, not executed
+
+# to force GTK application respect the Compose key
+export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim