diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/awa/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/awa/default.nix
index eba150e3402..9795b24350c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/awa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/awa/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,5 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/mirage/awa-ssh/raw/v${version}/CHANGES.md";
     license = licenses.isc;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.sternenseemann ];
-    mainProgram = "awa_lwt_server";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/awa/lwt.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/awa/lwt.nix
index 00be799ddff..9f32d9571f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/awa/lwt.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/awa/lwt.nix
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ buildDunePackage {
     awa cstruct mtime lwt cstruct-unix mirage-crypto-rng
   ];
 
-  inherit (awa) meta;
+  meta = awa.meta // { mainProgram = "awa_lwt_server"; };
 }