diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorboard/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorboard/default.nix
index fc35d4719fc5..af45054bac42 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorboard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorboard/default.nix
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "TensorFlow's Visualization Toolkit";
     homepage = "https://www.tensorflow.org/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
+    mainProgram = "tensorboard";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
   };
 }