diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
index fbfa6938ac..3c213370b5 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
@@ -139,19 +139,19 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
         # source, one with an incorrect checksum)
         bb.fetch2.verify_checksum(ud, d, localpath=localpath, fatal_nochecksum=False)
 
-        # Remove the ".tmp" and move the file into position atomically
-        # Our lock prevents multiple writers but mirroring code may grab incomplete files
-        os.rename(localpath, localpath[:-4])
-
         # Sanity check since wget can pretend it succeed when it didn't
         # Also, this used to happen if sourceforge sent us to the mirror page
-        if not os.path.exists(ud.localpath):
+        if not os.path.exists(localpath):
             raise FetchError("The fetch command returned success for url %s but %s doesn't exist?!" % (uri, ud.localpath), uri)
 
-        if os.path.getsize(ud.localpath) == 0:
-            os.remove(ud.localpath)
+        if os.path.getsize(localpath) == 0:
+            os.remove(localpath)
             raise FetchError("The fetch of %s resulted in a zero size file?! Deleting and failing since this isn't right." % (uri), uri)
 
+        # Remove the ".tmp" and move the file into position atomically
+        # Our lock prevents multiple writers but mirroring code may grab incomplete files
+        os.rename(localpath, localpath[:-4])
+
         return True
 
     def checkstatus(self, fetch, ud, d, try_again=True):