diff --git a/lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el b/lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el
index 540c7349db0..be43c65cd4f 100644
--- a/lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el
+++ b/lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el
@@ -1394,10 +1394,7 @@ no keyword implies `:all'."
               (comment (nth 2 def)))
           (unless (and comment (stringp comment))
             (setq comment (format "Customized with use-package %s" name)))
-          `(funcall (or (get (quote ,variable) 'custom-set) #'set-default)
-                    (quote ,variable)
-                    ,value)
-          `(put (quote ,variable) 'saved-variable-comment ,comment)))
+          `(customize-set-variable (quote ,variable) ,value ,comment)))
     args)
    (use-package-process-keywords name rest state)))