diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/mako/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/mako/default.nix
index ffad5a5684fa..b4eeb51049be 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/mako/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/mako/default.nix
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dywedir synthetica ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    mainProgram = "mako";
   };
 }