diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 7b3088157661..e4dcb8134669 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -612,5 +612,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
         lib.attrByPath ["meta" "description"] "System C compiler" cc_
         + " (wrapper script)";
       priority = 10;
+      mainProgram = if name != "" then name else ccName;
   };
 }