diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index f3b5eff71..2d64ce870 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 Requires libvips v8.6.1.
 
+#### v0.20.7 - TBD
+
+* Use copy+unlink if rename operation fails during installation.
+  [#1345](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/1345)
+
 #### v0.20.6 - 20<sup>th</sup> August 2018
 
 * Add removeAlpha operation to remove alpha channel, if any.
diff --git a/install/libvips.js b/install/libvips.js
index 3f9c829e9..5ffae9308 100644
--- a/install/libvips.js
+++ b/install/libvips.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const npmLog = require('npmlog');
 const semver = require('semver');
 const simpleGet = require('simple-get');
 const tar = require('tar');
+const copyFileSync = require('fs-copy-file-sync');
 
 const agent = require('../lib/agent');
 const libvips = require('../lib/libvips');
@@ -82,7 +83,14 @@ try {
         response.pipe(tmpFile);
       });
       tmpFile.on('close', function () {
-        fs.renameSync(tarPathTemp, tarPathCache);
+        try {
+          // Attempt to rename
+          fs.renameSync(tarPathTemp, tarPathCache);
+        } catch (err) {
+          // Fall back to copy and unlink
+          copyFileSync(tarPathTemp, tarPathCache);
+          fs.unlinkSync(tarPathTemp);
+        }
         extractTarball(tarPathCache);
       });
     }