diff --git a/gnu/packages/cdrom.scm b/gnu/packages/cdrom.scm
index 992c204d2f..ccb276607a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cdrom.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cdrom.scm
@@ -303,14 +303,14 @@ images.")
          (replace 'configure
            (lambda _ (setenv "prefix" (assoc-ref %outputs "out")) #t))
          (add-before 'build 'embed-mkisofs
-           (lambda*  (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+           (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
              ;; We use sed --in-place because substitute* cannot handle the
              ;; character encoding used by growisofs.c.
-             (zero? (system* "sed" "-i" "-e"
-                             (string-append
-                              "s,\"mkisofs\","
-                              "\"" (which "mkisofs") "\",")
-                             "growisofs.c")))))))
+             (invoke "sed" "-i" "-e"
+                     (string-append
+                       "s,\"mkisofs\","
+                       "\"" (which "mkisofs") "\",")
+                     "growisofs.c"))))))
     (home-page "http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/")
     (synopsis "DVD and Blu-ray Disc burning tools")
     (description "dvd+rw-tools, mostly known for its command