diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/glow/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/glow/default.nix
index 5472b28b62b9..cbd63c0ffcd0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/glow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/glow/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:
-
+{ lib
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "glow";
   version = "1.5.0";
@@ -23,5 +25,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ Br1ght0ne penguwin ];
+    mainProgram = "glow";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/seatd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/seatd/default.nix
index faf4dfb8b01e..7cc2c967fe01 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/seatd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/seatd/default.nix
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ emantor ];
     platforms = with lib.platforms; freebsd ++ linux ++ netbsd;
+    mainProgram = "seatd";
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/tofi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/tofi/default.nix
index 76c5b2047e30..076a5af3cf1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/tofi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/tofi/default.nix
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fbergroth ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    mainProgram = "tofi";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/eslint_d/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/eslint_d/default.nix
index abaf5857cf79..a49dbfdefc7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/eslint_d/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/eslint_d/default.nix
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
     homepage = "github.com/mantoni/eslint_d.js";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ehllie ];
+    mainProgram = "eslint_d";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix
index 82329537251e..ee5357f79558 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = [ ];
+    mainProgram = "zip";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/catimg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/catimg/default.nix
index 6230b21c3872..9edfc576837d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/catimg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/catimg/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Insanely fast image printing in your terminal";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ryantm ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    mainProgram = "catimg";
   };
 
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/wayland/cliphist/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/wayland/cliphist/default.nix
index 9ca747ca46ba..163a15d2adc1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/wayland/cliphist/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/wayland/cliphist/default.nix
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dit7ya ];
+    mainProgram = "cliphist";
   };
 }