diff -uNr xfce4-session-4.16.0.mod/scripts/startxfce4.in xfce4-session-4.16.0/scripts/startxfce4.in
--- xfce4-session-4.16.0.mod/scripts/startxfce4.in	2016-05-02 21:02:14.000000000 +0000
+++ xfce4-session-4.16.0/scripts/startxfce4.in	2022-03-22 03:38:13.853954163 +0000
@@ -89,14 +89,9 @@
 export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
 
 if test "x$DISPLAY" = "x"
+  echo "$0: Failed to connect to display"
+  exit 1
 then
-  echo "$0: Starting X server"
-  prog=xinit
-
-  if test ! "x$XDG_VTNR" = "x"; then
-    SERVERRC="vt$XDG_VTNR $SERVERRC"
-  fi
-else
   echo "$0: X server already running on display $DISPLAY"
   prog=/bin/sh
 fi