diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/checkpolicy/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ch/checkpolicy/package.nix
index 1703e5db68ce..60b924a9da00 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/checkpolicy/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ch/checkpolicy/package.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "LIBSEPOLA=${lib.getLib libsepol}/lib/libsepol.a"
   ];
 
-  meta = removeAttrs libsepol.meta [ "outputsToInstall" ] // {
-    description = "SELinux policy compiler";
-  };
+  meta =
+    removeAttrs libsepol.meta [
+      "outputsToInstall"
+      "name"
+    ]
+    // {
+      description = "SELinux policy compiler";
+      mainProgram = "checkpolicy";
+    };
 }