diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GC.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GC.java
index 0899578e2..e4324c1a8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GC.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GC.java
@@ -978,7 +978,8 @@ private void deleteOrphans() {
 			} else {
 				if (base == null || !n.startsWith(base)) {
 					try {
-						Files.delete(packDir.resolve(n));
+						FileUtils.delete(packDir.resolve(n).toFile(),
+								FileUtils.RETRY | FileUtils.SKIP_MISSING);
 					} catch (IOException e) {
 						LOG.error(e.getMessage(), e);
 					}