diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index 56a81f21febb..d9a4ed2a8948 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 # Attributes inherit from specific versions
 , version, src, meta, sourceRoot
 , executableName, longName, shortName, pname, updateScript
+# sourceExecutableName is the name of the binary in the source archive, over
+# which we have no control
+, sourceExecutableName ? executableName
 }:
 
 let
@@ -77,12 +80,12 @@ let
     '' + (if system == "x86_64-darwin" then ''
       mkdir -p "$out/Applications/${longName}.app" $out/bin
       cp -r ./* "$out/Applications/${longName}.app"
-      ln -s "$out/Applications/${longName}.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/${executableName}" $out/bin/${executableName}
+      ln -s "$out/Applications/${longName}.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/${sourceExecutableName}" $out/bin/${executableName}
     '' else ''
       mkdir -p $out/lib/vscode $out/bin
       cp -r ./* $out/lib/vscode
 
-      ln -s $out/lib/vscode/bin/${executableName} $out/bin
+      ln -s $out/lib/vscode/bin/${sourceExecutableName} $out/bin/${executableName}
 
       mkdir -p $out/share/applications
       ln -s $desktopItem/share/applications/${executableName}.desktop $out/share/applications/${executableName}.desktop
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscode.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscode.nix
index 1a4b3e6c0616..85804f3bf2fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscode.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscode.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ in
     version = "1.57.1";
     pname = "vscode";
 
+    sourceExecutableName = "code";
     executableName = "code" + lib.optionalString isInsiders "-insiders";
     longName = "Visual Studio Code" + lib.optionalString isInsiders " - Insiders";
     shortName = "Code" + lib.optionalString isInsiders " - Insiders";