diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/hugs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/hugs/default.nix
index ed02b41b7668..d8ee5726ef33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/hugs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/hugs/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
+    mainProgram = "hugs";
     homepage = "https://www.haskell.org/hugs";
     description = "Haskell interpreter";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ joachifm ];