diff --git a/filekit-core/src/jvmAndNativeMain/kotlin/io/github/vinceglb/filekit/PlatformFile.jvmAndNative.kt b/filekit-core/src/jvmAndNativeMain/kotlin/io/github/vinceglb/filekit/PlatformFile.jvmAndNative.kt
index a2e5e750..9b17183f 100644
--- a/filekit-core/src/jvmAndNativeMain/kotlin/io/github/vinceglb/filekit/PlatformFile.jvmAndNative.kt
+++ b/filekit-core/src/jvmAndNativeMain/kotlin/io/github/vinceglb/filekit/PlatformFile.jvmAndNative.kt
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ public actual fun PlatformFile.createDirectories(mustCreate: Boolean): Unit =
     SystemFileSystem.createDirectories(toKotlinxIoPath(), mustCreate)
 
 public actual suspend fun PlatformFile.delete(mustExist: Boolean): Unit =
-    withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-        SystemFileSystem.delete(path = toKotlinxIoPath(), mustExist = mustExist)
+    withScopedAccess {
+        withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            SystemFileSystem.delete(path = toKotlinxIoPath(), mustExist = mustExist)
+        }
     }
 
 public actual suspend fun PlatformFile.atomicMove(destination: PlatformFile): Unit =