diff --git a/pwnlib/elf/corefile.py b/pwnlib/elf/corefile.py
index e92034e62..229cff7f5 100644
--- a/pwnlib/elf/corefile.py
+++ b/pwnlib/elf/corefile.py
@@ -1162,7 +1162,10 @@ def __init__(self, proc):
             new_path = 'core.%i' % core_pid
             if core_pid > 0 and new_path != self.core_path:
                 write(new_path, self.read(self.core_path))
-                self.unlink(self.core_path)
+                try:
+                    self.unlink(self.core_path)
+                except (IOError, OSError):
+                    log.warn("Could not delete %r" % self.core_path)
                 self.core_path = new_path
 
         # Check the PID