diff --git a/core/modules/file/file.module b/core/modules/file/file.module
index a6fc3f6..c323483 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/file.module
+++ b/core/modules/file/file.module
@@ -659,12 +659,10 @@ function file_cron() {
     foreach ($files as $file) {
       $references = \Drupal::service('file.usage')->listUsage($file);
       if (empty($references)) {
-        if (file_exists($file->getFileUri())) {
-          $file->delete();
-        }
-        else {
-          \Drupal::logger('file system')->error('Could not delete temporary file "%path" during garbage collection', ['%path' => $file->getFileUri()]);
+        if (!file_exists($file->getFileUri())) {
+          \Drupal::logger('file system')->warning('Temporary file "%path" that was deleted during garbage collection did not exist on the filesystem.', ['%path' => $file->getFileUri()]);
         }
+        $file->delete();
       }
       else {
         \Drupal::logger('file system')->info('Did not delete temporary file "%path" during garbage collection because it is in use by the following modules: %modules.', ['%path' => $file->getFileUri(), '%modules' => implode(', ', array_keys($references))]);
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/DeleteTest.php b/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/DeleteTest.php
index 3b868c0..ffa0cfa 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/DeleteTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/DeleteTest.php
@@ -69,4 +69,29 @@ public function testInUse() {
     $this->assertFalse(File::load($file->id()), 'File was removed from the database.');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tries to run cron deletion on file deleted from the file-system.
+   */
+  public function testCronDeleteNonExistingTemporary() {
+    $file = $this->createFile();
+    // Delete the file, but leave it in the file_managed table.
+    file_unmanaged_delete($file->getFileUri());
+    $this->assertFalse(file_exists($file->getFileUri()), 'File is deleted from the filesystem.');
+    $this->assertTrue(File::load($file->id()), 'File exist in file_managed table');
+
+    // Call file_cron() to clean up the file. Make sure the changed timestamp
+    // of the file is older than the system.file.temporary_maximum_age
+    // configuration value.
+    \Drupal::database()->update('file_managed')
+      ->fields([
+        'changed' => \Drupal::time()->getRequestTime() - ($this->config('system.file')->get('temporary_maximum_age') + 1),
+      ])
+      ->condition('fid', $file->id())
+      ->execute();
+    \Drupal::service('cron')->run();
+    file_test_reset();
+
+    $this->assertFalse(File::load($file->id()), 'File was removed from the database.');
+  }
+
 }