diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ed/edac-utils/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ed/edac-utils/package.nix
index ce70e919732f..233871149f09 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ed/edac-utils/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ed/edac-utils/package.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/grondo/edac-utils";
     description = "Handles the reporting of hardware-related memory errors";
+    mainProgram = "edac-util";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };