diff --git a/gnu/packages/serialization.scm b/gnu/packages/serialization.scm
index 131d68242c..9bbac3ac22 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/serialization.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/serialization.scm
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
           (lambda _
             (substitute* "doc/doxygen.in"
               (("@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@") "."))
-            (zero? (system* "doxygen" "doc/doxygen.in"))))
+            (invoke "doxygen" "doc/doxygen.in")
+            #t))
          ;; There is no "install" target, so we have to provide our own
          ;; "install" phase.
          (replace 'install