diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/steampipe/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/steampipe/default.nix
index 4c97cf6a3a9f..9d76bbe0f445 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/steampipe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/steampipe/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     homepage = "https://steampipe.io/";
     description = "select * from cloud;";
     license = licenses.agpl3Only;
+    mainProgram = "steampipe";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hardselius ];
     changelog = "https://github.com/turbot/steampipe/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
   };