diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
index 9da488ab30b5..452b7c88c0a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ in
     ];
   });
 
+  luacheck = prev.luacheck.overrideAttrs (oa: {
+    meta = oa.meta // {
+      mainProgram = "luacheck";
+    };
+  });
+
   lua-curl = prev.lua-curl.overrideAttrs (oa: {
     buildInputs = oa.buildInputs ++ [
       curl.dev