--- a/xfsettingsd/main.c
+++ b/xfsettingsd/main.c
@@ -175,10 +175,7 @@
 
     context = g_option_context_new (NULL);
     g_option_context_add_main_entries (context, option_entries, GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
-    /* We can't add the following command because it will invoke gtk_init
-       before we have a chance to fork.
-       g_option_context_add_group (context, gtk_get_option_group (FALSE));
-    */
+    g_option_context_add_group (context, gtk_get_option_group (FALSE));
     g_option_context_add_group (context, xfce_sm_client_get_option_group (argc, argv));
 
     /* parse options */