diff --git a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
index 906ed30e23..2fc667b805 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ is part of the GNOME accessibility project.")
                  ;; Run test-suite under a dbus session.
                  (lambda _
                    (setenv "DBUS_FATAL_WARNINGS" "0")
-                   (zero? (system* "dbus-launch" "make" "check")))))))
+                   (invoke "dbus-launch" "make" "check"))))))
    (propagated-inputs
     `(("at-spi2-core" ,at-spi2-core))) ; required by atk-bridge-2.0.pc
    (inputs