diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index b51d39157bb7..6f1973d0e737 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -11495,6 +11495,8 @@ let
       description = "A tool to read, write and edit EXIF meta information";
       homepage = "https://exiftool.org/";
 
+      mainProgram = "exiftool";
+
       longDescription = ''
         ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line
         application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide