diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/ruff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/ruff/default.nix
index 96ef5f4d3c7c..b6f7f6243104 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/ruff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/ruff/default.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff";
     changelog = "https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
+    mainProgram = "ruff";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ figsoda ];
   };
 }