diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index df6922d88..41084a2f2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -4660,8 +4660,7 @@ Crowther & Woods, its original authors, in 1995.  It has been known as
                               ;; defaulting to working directory
                               ;; for engine code!
                               "cd " data "\n"
-                              "./t-engine &\n"
-                              "exit\n"))))
+                              "exec -a tome4 ./t-engine \"$@\"\n"))))
                         (chmod wrapper #o555)
                         ;; licenses
                         (for-each (lambda (file)