diff --git a/src/AutoUpdate.php b/src/AutoUpdate.php
index 54abe76..3013775 100755
--- a/src/AutoUpdate.php
+++ b/src/AutoUpdate.php
@@ -756,7 +756,8 @@ protected function _install($updateFile, $simulateInstall, $version)
                     return false;
                 }
             } else {
-                if (!touch($absoluteFilename)) {
+                // touch will fail if PHP is not the owner of the file, and file_put_contents is faster than touch.
+                if (!file_put_contents($absoluteFilename)) {
                     $this->_log->addError(sprintf('[SIMULATE] The file "%s" could not be created!', $absoluteFilename));
                     zip_close($zip);