diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index c4320769db654d..e8f491d03a7096 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -2273,7 +2273,7 @@ int mingw_rename(const char *pold, const char *pnew)
 
 		old_handle = CreateFileW(wpold, DELETE,
 					 FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
-					 NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+					 NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, NULL);
 		if (old_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
 			errno = err_win_to_posix(GetLastError());
 			return -1;