diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index b00076f630e56d3527f71f94211734c2c1010b24..cb560616b3089bb165f38aab2d5fd13961b3735a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ (define-public vte-ng
                    (replace 'bootstrap
                     (lambda _
                       (setenv "NOCONFIGURE" "true")
-                      (zero? (system* "sh" "autogen.sh")))))))
+                      (invoke "sh" "autogen.sh"))))))
   (synopsis "Enhanced VTE terminal widget")
   (description
    "VTE is a library (libvte) implementing a terminal emulator widget for