diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/artifact/install/atomic/atomic_installer.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/artifact/install/atomic/atomic_installer.go
index 60c5f1d28cfd..a9406cf98153 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/artifact/install/atomic/atomic_installer.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/artifact/install/atomic/atomic_installer.go
@@ -55,15 +55,8 @@ func (i *Installer) Install(ctx context.Context, spec program.Spec, version, ins
 	// on windows rename is not atomic, let's force it to flush the cache
 	defer func() {
 		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-			if f, err := os.OpenFile(installDir, os.O_RDWR, 0777); err == nil {
-				f.Sync()
-				f.Close()
-			}
-
-			if f, err := os.OpenFile(tempInstallDir, os.O_RDWR, 0777); err == nil {
-				f.Sync()
-				f.Close()
-			}
+			syncDir(installDir)
+			syncDir(tempInstallDir)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -87,3 +80,10 @@ func (i *Installer) Install(ctx context.Context, spec program.Spec, version, ins
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func syncDir(dir string) {
+	if f, err := os.OpenFile(dir, os.O_RDWR, 0777); err == nil {
+		f.Sync()
+		f.Close()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/artifact/install/zip/zip_installer.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/artifact/install/zip/zip_installer.go
index 034e4be7b416..eba432feefb7 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/artifact/install/zip/zip_installer.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/artifact/install/zip/zip_installer.go
@@ -61,9 +61,13 @@ func (i *Installer) Install(ctx context.Context, spec program.Spec, version, ins
 	// if root directory is not the same as desired directory rename
 	// e.g contains `-windows-` or  `-SNAPSHOT-`
 	if rootDir != installDir {
+		defer syncDir(rootDir)
+		defer syncDir(installDir)
+
 		if err := os.Rename(rootDir, installDir); err != nil {
 			return errors.New(err, errors.TypeFilesystem, errors.M(errors.MetaKeyPath, installDir))
 		}
+
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -155,3 +159,10 @@ func (i *Installer) getRootDir(zipPath string) (dir string, err error) {
 
 	return rootDir, nil
 }
+
+func syncDir(dir string) {
+	if f, err := os.OpenFile(dir, os.O_RDWR, 0777); err == nil {
+		f.Sync()
+		f.Close()
+	}
+}