diff --git a/support/scripts/pkg-stats b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
index 5dcc812e2b..2b2194b9a5 100755
--- a/support/scripts/pkg-stats
+++ b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ def is_newer_version_available(pkg):
     )
 
 
-def __main__():
+def main():
     global cvecheck
 
     args = parse_args()
@@ -1403,4 +1403,5 @@ def __main__():
         dump_json(packages, defconfigs, stats, date, commit, args.json)
 
 
-__main__()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()