diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
index 41f4befe469..2cb8a459e64 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ let result = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     license = licenses.unfree;
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" "armv7l-linux" "aarch64-linux" ]; # some inherit jre.meta.platforms
+    mainProgram = "java";
   };
 
 }; in result