diff --git a/kdumpctl b/kdumpctl
index a46f9f9..dbcc502 100755
--- a/kdumpctl
+++ b/kdumpctl
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if ! dlog_init; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-KDUMP_TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d kdump.XXXX)
+KDUMP_TMPDIR=$(mktemp --tmpdir -d kdump.XXXX)
 trap '
     ret=$?;
     rm -rf "$KDUMP_TMPDIR"