diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/purescript/spago/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/purescript/spago/default.nix
index ada0eb350efa..82d3be2fd469 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/purescript/spago/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/purescript/spago/default.nix
@@ -55,4 +55,7 @@ spago.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
           touch $out
         '';
   };
+  meta = (oldAttrs.meta or {}) // {
+    mainProgram = "spago";
+  };
 })