diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/podman/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/podman/default.nix
index 30a259d12540..b3ea9bd94a92 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/podman/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/podman/default.nix
@@ -155,5 +155,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/containers/podman/blob/v${version}/RELEASE_NOTES.md";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ marsam ] ++ teams.podman.members;
+    mainProgram = "podman";
   };
 }