diff --git a/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_system.cpp b/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_system.cpp
index 14630b5ce5..2111adc1dd 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_system.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_system.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void I_OpenShellFolder(const char* infolder)
 	if (!chdir(infolder))
 	{
 		Printf("Opening folder: %s\n", infolder);
-		system("xdg-open .");
+		std::system("xdg-open .");
 		chdir(curdir);
 	}
 	else