diff --git a/libs/ardour/file_source.cc b/libs/ardour/file_source.cc
index b991d549af..37e156ec8f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/file_source.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/file_source.cc
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <stdio.h> // for rename(), sigh
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib/gstdio.h>
+
 #include "pbd/convert.h"
 #include "pbd/basename.h"
 #include "pbd/stl_delete.h"
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ FileSource::move_to_trash (const string& trash_dir_name)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (::rename (_path.c_str(), newpath.c_str()) != 0) {
+	if (::g_rename (_path.c_str(), newpath.c_str()) != 0) {
 		PBD::error << string_compose (
 				_("cannot rename file source from %1 to %2 (%3)"),
 				_path, newpath, strerror (errno)) << endmsg;
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ FileSource::move_to_trash (const string& trash_dir_name)
 
 	if (move_dependents_to_trash() != 0) {
 		/* try to back out */
-		::rename (newpath.c_str(), _path.c_str());
+		::g_rename (newpath.c_str(), _path.c_str());
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -592,7 +594,7 @@ FileSource::rename (const string& newpath)
 
 	if (Glib::file_test (oldpath.c_str(), Glib::FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
 		/* rename only needed if file exists on disk */
-		if (::rename (oldpath.c_str(), newpath.c_str()) != 0) {
+		if (::g_rename (oldpath.c_str(), newpath.c_str()) != 0) {
 			error << string_compose (_("cannot rename file %1 to %2 (%3)"), oldpath, newpath, strerror(errno)) << endmsg;
 			return -1;
 		}