diff --git a/src/nix-env/nix-env.cc b/src/nix-env/nix-env.cc
index c24165da8..f5e8ee08c 100644
--- a/src/nix-env/nix-env.cc
+++ b/src/nix-env/nix-env.cc
@@ -700,6 +700,9 @@ static void opSet(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 
     DrvInfo & drv(elems.front());
 
+    if (globals.forceName != "")
+        drv.name = globals.forceName;
+
     if (drv.queryDrvPath() != "") {
         PathSet paths = singleton<PathSet>(drv.queryDrvPath());
         printMissing(*store, paths);