diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
index 30805c3445..372a0c35c5 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
@@ -101,7 +101,16 @@ sub export_gcode {
 
         # close our gcode file
         close $fh;
-        rename Slic3r::encode_path($tempfile), Slic3r::encode_path($output_file) if $tempfile;
+        if ($tempfile) {
+            my $renamed = 0;
+            for my $i (1..5) {
+                last if $renamed = rename Slic3r::encode_path($tempfile), Slic3r::encode_path($output_file);
+                # Wait for 1/4 seconds and try to rename once again.
+                select(undef, undef, undef, 0.25);
+            }
+            Slic3r::debugf "Failed to remove the output G-code file from $tempfile to $output_file. Is $tempfile locked?\n"
+                if !$renamed;
+        }
     }
     
     # run post-processing scripts