diff --git a/glibc.spec b/glibc.spec
index 6b5c599..ca04c97 100644
--- a/glibc.spec
+++ b/glibc.spec
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ then
   local pid = posix.fork()
   if pid == 0 then
     posix.redirect2null(2)
-    assert(posix.exec("%{_prefix}/bin/systemctl", "daemon-reexec"))
+    posix.exec("%{_prefix}/bin/systemctl", "daemon-reexec")
   elseif pid > 0 then
     posix.wait(pid)
   end