diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-user-dirs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-user-dirs/package.nix
index da338359174a..f1d4e97bc7da 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-user-dirs/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-user-dirs/package.nix
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ donovanglover ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    mainProgram = "xdg-user-dirs-update";
   };
 })