diff --git a/Annex/ReplaceFile.hs b/Annex/ReplaceFile.hs
index 5cb46b17dd..3af555d39d 100644
--- a/Annex/ReplaceFile.hs
+++ b/Annex/ReplaceFile.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  - Licensed under the GNU AGPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
 
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
 module Annex.ReplaceFile (
 	replaceGitAnnexDirFile,
 	replaceGitDirFile,
@@ -57,7 +59,11 @@ replaceFile createdirectory file action = replaceFile' createdirectory file (con
 
 replaceFile' :: (RawFilePath -> Annex ()) -> RawFilePath -> (a -> Bool) -> (RawFilePath -> Annex a) -> Annex a
 replaceFile' createdirectory file checkres action = withOtherTmp $ \othertmpdir -> do
+#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
 	let basetmp = relatedTemplate' (P.takeFileName file)
+#else
+	let basetmp = toRawFilePath "t"
+#endif
 	withTmpDirIn (fromRawFilePath othertmpdir) (toOsPath basetmp) $ \tmpdir -> do
 		let tmpfile = toRawFilePath tmpdir P.</> basetmp
 		r <- action tmpfile