diff --git a/src/base/system.c b/src/base/system.c
index e24aa8aab..bc2fcd9cc 100644
--- a/src/base/system.c
+++ b/src/base/system.c
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ int fs_remove(const char *filename)
 int fs_rename(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 {
 #if defined(CONF_FAMILY_WINDOWS)
-	if(MoveFile(oldname, newname) != 0)
+	if(MoveFileEx(oldname, newname, MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING | MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED) != 0)
 		return 1;
 #else
 	if(rename(oldname, newname) != 0)