diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/p7zip/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/p7zip/default.nix
index 8a01353b01b..8ba87da6b6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/p7zip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/p7zip/default.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A new p7zip fork with additional codecs and improvements (forked from https://sourceforge.net/projects/p7zip/)";
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.raskin ];
+    mainProgram = "7z";
     # RAR code is under non-free UnRAR license, but we remove it
     license = if enableUnfree then lib.licenses.unfree else lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;
   };