diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigz/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigz/package.nix
index 2636a67394786..8562b76e13bf1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigz/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigz/package.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.zlib.net/pigz/";
     description = "Parallel implementation of gzip for multi-core machines";
+    mainProgram = "pigz";
     maintainers = [ ];
     license = licenses.zlib;
     platforms = platforms.unix;