diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-terminal/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-terminal/default.nix
index 3a685614f0c6..116278c869fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-terminal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-terminal/default.nix
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ mkXfceDerivation {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A modern terminal emulator";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ] ++ teams.xfce.members;
+    mainProgram = "xfce4-terminal";
   };
 }