diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
index 258e1e3304b6..9640981526e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license =  with licenses; [ lgpl21Plus gpl2Plus ]; # gpl2Plus is for the test suite
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ globin ma27 qyliss ];
+    mainProgram = "strace";
   };
 }