diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix
index 90de16b3ea16..daa17def358f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix
@@ -55,5 +55,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.all;
     changelog = "https://github.com/redis/redis/raw/${version}/00-RELEASENOTES";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ berdario globin marsam ];
+    mainProgram = "redis-cli";
   };
 }