diff --git a/src/borg/repository.py b/src/borg/repository.py
index 56c846480..cbcb14ef1 100644
--- a/src/borg/repository.py
+++ b/src/borg/repository.py
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ class Repository:
             os.fsync(fd.fileno())
 
         def rename_tmp(file):
-            os.rename(file + '.tmp', file)
+            os.replace(file + ".tmp", file)
 
         hints = {
             b'version': 2,