diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/go-migrate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/go-migrate/default.nix
index d07e3cd80d32..261da1ddbdf7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/go-migrate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/go-migrate/default.nix
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     description = "Database migrations. CLI and Golang library";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ offline ];
     license     = licenses.mit;
+    mainProgram = "migrate";
   };
 }