diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/wrapper.nix
index 6166ae10d4eb..c097489a33c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/wrapper.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ let
         rm "$out/Applications/mpv.app/Contents/MacOS/mpv"
         makeWrapper "${mpv}/Applications/mpv.app/Contents/MacOS/mpv" "$out/Applications/mpv.app/Contents/MacOS/mpv" ${mostMakeWrapperArgs}
       '';
+
+      meta.mainProgram = "mpv";
     };
 in
   lib.makeOverridable wrapper