diff --git a/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Worksheet.php b/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Worksheet.php
index e36a743..28c41e5 100644
--- a/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Worksheet.php
+++ b/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Worksheet.php
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ public function getData($cleanup = true)
                     fclose($this->_filehandle);
                     $this->_filehandle = '';
                 }
-                @unlink($this->_tmp_file);
+                file_exists($this->_tmp_file) && @unlink($this->_tmp_file);
                 $this->_tmp_file      = '';
                 $this->_using_tmpfile = false;
                 $this->_datasize = 0;