diff --git a/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php b/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php
index 7788397f2..dd29bb323 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php
@@ -137,9 +137,18 @@ abstract class ArchiveDownloader extends FileDownloader
             };
 
             $renameAsOne = false;
-            if (!file_exists($path) || ($filesystem->isDirEmpty($path) && $filesystem->removeDirectoryPhp($path))) {
+            if (!file_exists($path)) {
                 $renameAsOne = true;
             }
+            if ($filesystem->isDirEmpty($path)) {
+                try {
+                    if ($filesystem->removeDirectoryPhp($path)) {
+                        $renameAsOne = true;
+                    }
+                } catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
+                    // ignore error, and simply do not renameAsOne
+                }
+            }
 
             $contentDir = $getFolderContent($temporaryDir);
             $singleDirAtTopLevel = 1 === count($contentDir) && is_dir(reset($contentDir));