diff --git a/src/shared/Core/Trace2FileWriter.cs b/src/shared/Core/Trace2FileWriter.cs
index dbf1b5d6d..16781c005 100644
--- a/src/shared/Core/Trace2FileWriter.cs
+++ b/src/shared/Core/Trace2FileWriter.cs
@@ -31,5 +31,10 @@ public override void Write(Trace2Message message)
             // Windows and the file is currently open for writing
             // by another process (likely Git itself.)
         }
+        catch (IOException)
+        {
+            // Do nothing, as this likely means that the file is currently
+            // open by another process (on Windows).
+        }
     }
 }