diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/journalbeat/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/journalbeat/default.nix
index 5d60f4c7c5c3..b914ffaa0cb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/journalbeat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/journalbeat/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ in buildGoPackage rec {
 
   postInstall = ''
     wrapProgram $bin/bin/journalbeat \
+      --argv0 journalbeat \
       --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${libPath}
   '';