diff --git a/src/libmain/shared.cc b/src/libmain/shared.cc
index cd62b1398..cb7ba7495 100644
--- a/src/libmain/shared.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/shared.cc
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void parseCmdLine(const std::string & programName, const Strings & args,
 
 void printVersion(const std::string & programName)
 {
-    std::cout << fmt("%1% (Nix) %2%", programName, nixVersion) << std::endl;
+    std::cout << fmt("%1% (Lix, like Nix) %2%", programName, nixVersion) << std::endl;
     if (verbosity > lvlInfo) {
         Strings cfg;
 #if HAVE_BOEHMGC