diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vi/vifm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vi/vifm/package.nix
index 0a2e023a46d5..2110a038fd3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vi/vifm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vi/vifm/package.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Vi-like file manager${lib.optionalString isFullPackage "; Includes support for optional features"}";
+    mainProgram = "vifm";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ raskin ];
     platforms = if mediaSupport then platforms.linux else platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.gpl2;