diff --git a/src/borg/platform/base.py b/src/borg/platform/base.py
index 9580f06ba..05739062e 100644
--- a/src/borg/platform/base.py
+++ b/src/borg/platform/base.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class SaveFile:
         if exc_type is not None:
             os.unlink(self.tmppath)
             return
-        os.rename(self.tmppath, self.path)
+        os.replace(self.tmppath, self.path)
         platform.sync_dir(os.path.dirname(self.path))