diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
index 63c0c9c6ab..934f6b5b55 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ (define-public kdbusaddons
          (replace 'check
            (lambda _
              (setenv "DBUS_FATAL_WARNINGS" "0")
-             (zero? (system* "dbus-launch" "ctest" ".")))))))
+             (invoke "dbus-launch" "ctest" "."))))))
     (home-page "https://community.kde.org/Frameworks")
     (synopsis "Convenience classes for DBus")
     (description "KDBusAddons provides convenience classes on top of QtDBus,