diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/libreoffice/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/libreoffice/default.nix
index 8a3bde81ac98..8b063ad6c70e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/libreoffice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/libreoffice/default.nix
@@ -642,5 +642,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ raskin ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    mainProgram = "libreoffice";
   };
 })