diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/fakeroot/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/fakeroot/default.nix
index f4402a876588..bd04625d44f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/fakeroot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/fakeroot/default.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://salsa.debian.org/clint/fakeroot";
     description = "Give a fake root environment through LD_PRELOAD";
+    mainProgram = "fakeroot";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = [ ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;