diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/molecular-dynamics/lammps/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/molecular-dynamics/lammps/default.nix
index 8f2b0e5c046ecb..e8ad77f7d4dce8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/molecular-dynamics/lammps/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/molecular-dynamics/lammps/default.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mpi
   ];
 
+  # For backwards compatibility
+  postInstall = ''
+    ln -s $out/bin/lmp $out/bin/lmp_serial
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Classical Molecular Dynamics simulation code";
     longDescription = ''