diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/neovim-remote.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/neovim-remote.nix
index 2b1281ae21be..aca88252ebe1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/neovim-remote.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/neovim-remote.nix
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@ with python3.pkgs; buildPythonApplication rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ edanaher ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    mainProgram = "nvr";
   };
 }