diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/yt/ytmdesktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/yt/ytmdesktop/package.nix
index d5e537c4d43d..e9642c764146 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/yt/ytmdesktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/yt/ytmdesktop/package.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop/releases";
     homepage = "https://ytmdesktop.app/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
-    mainProgram = finalAttrs.pname;
+    mainProgram = "ytmdesktop";
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.cjshearer ];
     inherit (electron_33.meta) platforms;
     # While the files we extract from the .deb are cross-platform (javascript), the installation