diff --git a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
index 6fc4cc0b6fe..5a604a0c447 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ function(qt_watch_current_list_dir variable access value current_list_file stack
                     message(FATAL_ERROR "qt_watch_current_list_dir doesn't know about ${func}. Consider adding it.")
                 endif()
             else()
-                cmake_command(INVOKE ${func} ${a1} ${a2} ${a3} ${a4} ${a5} ${a6} ${a7} ${a8} ${a9})
+                cmake_language(CALL ${func} ${a1} ${a2} ${a3} ${a4} ${a5} ${a6} ${a7} ${a8} ${a9})
             endif()
             list(REMOVE_AT files ${i})
             list(REMOVE_AT funcs ${i})