diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package/mod.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package/mod.rs
index fdc80399fad..bbd94bb8b4a 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::SeekFrom;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -177,10 +177,8 @@ fn create_package(
         .context("failed to prepare local package for uploading")?;
 
     dst.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
-    let src_path = dst.path();
     let dst_path = dst.parent().join(&filename);
-    fs::rename(&src_path, &dst_path)
-        .context("failed to move temporary tarball into final location")?;
+    dst.rename(&dst_path)?;
 
     let dst_metadata = dst
         .file()
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/flock.rs b/src/cargo/util/flock.rs
index e82465e89a1..89613f04a97 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/flock.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/flock.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,29 @@ impl FileLock {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Renames the file and updates the internal path.
+    ///
+    /// This method performs a filesystem rename operation using [`std::fs::rename`]
+    /// while keeping the FileLock's internal path synchronized with the actual
+    /// file location.
+    ///
+    /// ## Difference from `std::fs::rename`
+    ///
+    /// - `std::fs::rename(old, new)` only moves the file on the filesystem
+    /// - `FileLock::rename(new)` moves the file AND updates `self.path` to point to the new location
+    pub fn rename<P: AsRef<Path>>(&mut self, new_path: P) -> CargoResult<()> {
+        let new_path = new_path.as_ref();
+        std::fs::rename(&self.path, new_path).with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "failed to rename {} to {}",
+                self.path.display(),
+                new_path.display()
+            )
+        })?;
+        self.path = new_path.to_path_buf();
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Read for FileLock {