diff --git a/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix b/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
index 78c669614c07..0171bc347122 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ in buildFHSEnv rec {
 
     meta = (steam.meta or {}) // {
       description = "Run commands in the same FHS environment that is used for Steam";
+      mainProgram = "steam-run";
       name = "steam-run";
     };
   };