diff --git a/src/borg/repository.py b/src/borg/repository.py
index be7a0c70f..a8cb91d9c 100644
--- a/src/borg/repository.py
+++ b/src/borg/repository.py
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class Repository:
             os.fsync(fd.fileno())
 
         def rename_tmp(file):
-            os.rename(file + ".tmp", file)
+            os.replace(file + ".tmp", file)
 
         hints = {
             "version": 2,