diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
index f60e203d7fb9..9424628d2877 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
@@ -229,5 +229,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = "https://www.virtualbox.org/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sander ];
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    mainProgram = "VirtualBox";
   };
 }