diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/onionshare/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/onionshare/default.nix
index 54498ff891e9..9b184a8fa13d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/onionshare/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/onionshare/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ let
 
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ bbjubjub ];
-    mainProgram = "onionshare-cli";
   };
 
   # TODO: package meek https://support.torproject.org/glossary/meek/
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ in
 rec {
   onionshare = buildPythonApplication {
     pname = "onionshare-cli";
-    inherit version meta;
+    inherit version;
     src = "${src}/cli";
     patches = [
       # hardcode store paths of dependencies
@@ -122,11 +121,15 @@ rec {
       # to fake
       "test_receive_mode_webhook"
     ];
+
+    meta = meta // {
+      mainProgram = "onionshare-cli";
+    };
   };
 
   onionshare-gui = buildPythonApplication {
     pname = "onionshare";
-    inherit version meta;
+    inherit version;
     src = "${src}/desktop";
     patches = [
       # hardcode store paths of dependencies
@@ -164,5 +167,9 @@ rec {
     doCheck = false;
 
     pythonImportsCheck = [ "onionshare" ];
+
+    meta = meta // {
+      mainProgram = "onionshare";
+    };
   };
 }