diff --git a/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix
index 45520841b3a1..7e034c17f55e 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync";
     description = "Airtunes server and emulator with multi-room capabilities";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    mainProgram = "shairport-sync";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ lnl7 jordanisaacs ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };