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diff --git a/lib/git/util.py b/lib/git/util.py
index 54c3414e..fcb50585 100644
--- a/lib/git/util.py
+++ b/lib/git/util.py
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@ class LockFile(object):
# instead of failing, to make it more usable.
lfp = self._lock_file_path()
try:
+ # on bloody windows, the file needs write permissions to be removable.
+ # Why ...
+ if os.name == 'nt':
+ os.chmod(lfp, 0777)
+ # END handle win32
os.remove(lfp)
except OSError:
pass