diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/google-chrome/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/google-chrome/default.nix
index d903cb3c0831..b242e8a77266 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/google-chrome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/google-chrome/default.nix
@@ -161,5 +161,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     # will try to merge PRs and respond to issues but I'm not actually using
     # Google Chrome.
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    mainProgram =
+      if (channel == "dev") then "google-chrome-unstable"
+      else "google-chrome-${channel}";
   };
 }