diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/unwrapped.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/unwrapped.nix
index 4c6b158b323a..d3fdd0d054b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/unwrapped.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/unwrapped.nix
@@ -261,5 +261,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       license     = licenses.gpl2Plus;
       platforms   = platforms.linux;
       maintainers = teams.kodi.members;
+      mainProgram = "kodi";
     };
 })