diff --git a/lisp/use-package/use-package-ensure-system-package.el b/lisp/use-package/use-package-ensure-system-package.el
index 9899968877b..7c591af7d9b 100644
--- a/lisp/use-package/use-package-ensure-system-package.el
+++ b/lisp/use-package/use-package-ensure-system-package.el
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun use-package-normalize/:ensure-system-package (_name-symbol keyword args)
   "Turn `arg' into a list of cons-es of (`package-name' . `install-command')."
-  (use-package-only-one (symbol-name keyword) args
+  (use-package-as-one (symbol-name keyword) args
     (lambda (_label arg)
       (cond
        ((and (listp arg) (listp (cdr arg)))