diff --git a/src/platform.h b/src/platform.h
index a5c33032..687809eb 100644
--- a/src/platform.h
+++ b/src/platform.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void SetCurrentThreadName(const std::string& thread_name);
 
 int64_t GetLastModificationTime(const std::string& absolute_path);
 
+void MoveFileTo(const std::string& destination, const std::string& source);
 void CopyFileTo(const std::string& destination, const std::string& source);
 
 bool IsSymLink(const std::string& path);
diff --git a/src/platform_linux.cc b/src/platform_linux.cc
index 06bc2cba..d05480c6 100644
--- a/src/platform_linux.cc
+++ b/src/platform_linux.cc
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ int64_t GetLastModificationTime(const std::string& absolute_path) {
   return buf.st_mtime;
 }
 
+void MoveFileTo(const std::string& dest, const std::string& source) {
+  // TODO/FIXME - do a real move.
+  CopyFileTo(dest, source);
+}
+
 // See http://stackoverflow.com/q/13198627
 void CopyFileTo(const std::string& dest, const std::string& source) {
   int fd_from = open(source.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
diff --git a/src/platform_win.cc b/src/platform_win.cc
index 09f57bce..858a4d31 100644
--- a/src/platform_win.cc
+++ b/src/platform_win.cc
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ int64_t GetLastModificationTime(const std::string& absolute_path) {
   return buf.st_mtime;
 }
 
+void MoveFileTo(const std::string& destination, const std::string& source) {
+  MoveFile(source.c_str(),
+           destination.c_str());
+}
+
 void CopyFileTo(const std::string& destination, const std::string& source) {
   CopyFile(
     source.c_str(),