diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hw/hwinfo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hw/hwinfo/package.nix
index c3d299c462a5..acc8586cf4a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hw/hwinfo/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hw/hwinfo/package.nix
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     homepage = "https://github.com/openSUSE/hwinfo";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ bobvanderlinden ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    mainProgram = "hwinfo";
   };
 })