diff --git a/src/Symfony/Components/Routing/Router.php b/src/Symfony/Components/Routing/Router.php
index edc0889bc2..af95b929c3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Components/Routing/Router.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Components/Routing/Router.php
@@ -254,7 +254,10 @@ class Router implements RouterInterface
             throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('Failed to write cache file "%s" (cache corrupted).', $tmpFile));
         }
 
-        @rename($tmpFile, $file);
+        if (!@rename($tmpFile, $file)) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('Failed to write cache file "%s".', $file));
+        }
+
         chmod($file, 0644);
     }
 }