diff --git a/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php b/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php
index db8c04391..a6648bcdf 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ abstract class ArchiveDownloader extends FileDownloader
                 $filesystem->removeDirectory($path);
             }
             $this->removeCleanupPath($package, $temporaryDir);
-            $this->removeCleanupPath($package, realpath($path));
+            $realpath = realpath($path);
+            if ($realpath !== false) {
+                $this->removeCleanupPath($package, $realpath);
+            }
         };
 
         try {