diff --git a/lib/Basics/files.cpp b/lib/Basics/files.cpp
index 88073b8d59..a67713d4f0 100644
--- a/lib/Basics/files.cpp
+++ b/lib/Basics/files.cpp
@@ -876,23 +876,17 @@ int TRI_UnlinkFile(char const* filename) {
   int res = TRI_UNLINK(filename);
 
   if (res != 0) {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    int hihi = errno;
-    TRI_ERRORBUF;
-    TRI_SYSTEM_ERROR();
-    
-    LOG(ERR) << "cannot unlink file: " << windowsErrorBuf << ", hihi: " << hihi << ", ENOENT: " << ENOENT;
-    errno = hihi;
-#endif
-
+    int e = errno;
     TRI_set_errno(TRI_ERROR_SYS_ERROR);
     LOG(TRACE) << "cannot unlink file '" << filename
                << "': " << TRI_LAST_ERROR_STR;
-    int e = TRI_errno();
     if (e == ENOENT) {
       return TRI_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND;
+    } 
+    if (e == EPERM) {
+      return TRI_ERROR_FORBIDDEN;
     }
-    return e;
+    return TRI_ERROR_SYS_ERROR;
   }
 
   return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;