diff --git a/test/book/test.jl b/test/book/test.jl
index 912b995283d..316e740a703 100644
--- a/test/book/test.jl
+++ b/test/book/test.jl
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ isdefined(Main, :FakeTerminals) || include(joinpath(pkgdir(REPL),"test","FakeTer
       mockdule = Module(sym)
       # make it accessible from Main
       @eval Main global $sym::Module
-      setproperty!(Main, sym, mockdule)
+      invokelatest(setproperty!, Main, sym, mockdule)
       Core.eval(mockdule, :(eval(x) = Core.eval($(mockdule), x)))
       Core.eval(mockdule, :(include(x) = Base.include($(mockdule), abspath(x))))