diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
index 0cf98d5317..58a454f5a7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ class CurlDownloadStrategy < AbstractFileDownloadStrategy
     end
   ensure
     download_lock&.unlock
+    download_lock&.path&.unlink
   end
 
   def clear_cache