diff --git a/libs/ardour/audiosource.cc b/libs/ardour/audiosource.cc
index 93a1c6ceb5..92d35ab1d3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audiosource.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audiosource.cc
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ AudioSource::rename_peakfile (string newpath)
 	string oldpath = peakpath;
 
 	if (Glib::file_test (oldpath, Glib::FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
-		if (rename (oldpath.c_str(), newpath.c_str()) != 0) {
+		if (g_rename (oldpath.c_str(), newpath.c_str()) != 0) {
 			error << string_compose (_("cannot rename peakfile for %1 from %2 to %3 (%4)"), _name, oldpath, newpath, strerror (errno)) << endmsg;
 			return -1;
 		}