diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
index 0883f2d3cc14d..4dcbfe6689d53 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ export const commandsObject = yargs
       process.exit(0);
     },
   })
+  .scriptName('nx')
   .help()
   .version(nxVersion);