diff --git a/pack-write.c b/pack-write.c
index d07f03d0ab..e5beecd3a4 100644
--- a/pack-write.c
+++ b/pack-write.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "csum-file.h"
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "chunk-format.h"
+#include "object-file.h"
 #include "pack-mtimes.h"
 #include "pack-objects.h"
 #include "pack-revindex.h"
@@ -527,9 +528,9 @@ static void rename_tmp_packfile(struct strbuf *name_prefix, const char *source,
 	size_t name_prefix_len = name_prefix->len;
 
 	strbuf_addstr(name_prefix, ext);
-	if (rename(source, name_prefix->buf))
-		die_errno("unable to rename temporary file to '%s'",
-			  name_prefix->buf);
+	if (finalize_object_file(source, name_prefix->buf))
+		die("unable to rename temporary file to '%s'",
+		    name_prefix->buf);
 	strbuf_setlen(name_prefix, name_prefix_len);
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t5303-pack-corruption-resilience.sh b/t/t5303-pack-corruption-resilience.sh
index 61469ef4a6..e6a43ec9ae 100755
--- a/t/t5303-pack-corruption-resilience.sh
+++ b/t/t5303-pack-corruption-resilience.sh
@@ -44,9 +44,14 @@ create_new_pack() {
 }
 
 do_repack() {
+    for f in $pack.*
+    do
+	    mv $f "$(echo $f | sed -e 's/pack-/pack-corrupt-/')" || return 1
+    done &&
     pack=$(printf "$blob_1\n$blob_2\n$blob_3\n" |
           git pack-objects $@ .git/objects/pack/pack) &&
-    pack=".git/objects/pack/pack-${pack}"
+    pack=".git/objects/pack/pack-${pack}" &&
+    rm -f .git/objects/pack/pack-corrupt-*
 }
 
 do_corrupt_object() {