diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-bootloader-grub2.c b/src/libostree/ostree-bootloader-grub2.c
index 6aa551ae..30edb7a5 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-bootloader-grub2.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-bootloader-grub2.c
@@ -408,9 +408,11 @@ _ostree_bootloader_grub2_write_config (OstreeBootloader      *bootloader,
        */
       if (!ot_gfile_ensure_unlinked (self->config_path_efi, cancellable, error))
         goto out;
-      if (!gs_file_rename (new_config_path, self->config_path_efi,
-                           cancellable, error))
-        goto out;
+      if (rename (gs_file_get_path_cached (new_config_path), gs_file_get_path_cached (self->config_path_efi)) < 0)
+        {
+          glnx_set_error_from_errno (error);
+          goto out;
+        }
     }
   
   ret = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot-deploy.c b/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot-deploy.c
index 779c7dc1..d4feb7ed 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot-deploy.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot-deploy.c
@@ -795,9 +795,12 @@ selinux_relabel_var_if_needed (OstreeSysroot                 *sysroot,
                                  cancellable, error))
         goto out;
 
-      if (!gs_file_rename (deployment_var_labeled_tmp, deployment_var_labeled,
-                           cancellable, error))
-        goto out;
+      if (rename (gs_file_get_path_cached (deployment_var_labeled_tmp),
+                  gs_file_get_path_cached (deployment_var_labeled)) < 0)
+        {
+          glnx_set_error_from_errno (error);
+          goto out;
+        }
     }
 
   ret = TRUE;
@@ -861,9 +864,11 @@ merge_configuration (OstreeSysroot         *sysroot,
   else if (etc_exists)
     {
       /* Compatibility hack */
-      if (!gs_file_rename (deployment_etc_path, deployment_usretc_path,
-                           cancellable, error))
-        goto out;
+      if (renameat (deployment_dfd, "etc", deployment_dfd, "usr/etc") < 0)
+        {
+          glnx_set_error_from_errno (error);
+          goto out;
+        }
       usretc_exists = TRUE;
       etc_exists = FALSE;
     }