diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ti/tippecanoe/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ti/tippecanoe/package.nix
index 7e1234d5ddb0..80fb8c195cff 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ti/tippecanoe/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ti/tippecanoe/package.nix
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sikmir ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    mainProgram = "tippecanoe";
   };
 })