diff --git a/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc b/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
index 8f3ceebb28b..27baf827566 100644
--- a/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ bool Path::getMagicNumber(std::string& Magic, unsigned len) const {
 
 bool
 Path::renamePathOnDisk(const Path& newName) {
-  if (!MoveFile(path.c_str(), newName.c_str()))
+  if (!MoveFileEx(path.c_str(), newName.c_str(), MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING))
     ThrowError("Can't move '" + path +
                "' to '" + newName.path + "': ");
   return true;