diff --git a/autosetup/jimsh0.c b/autosetup/jimsh0.c
index 63d459664..e7780ac7e 100644
--- a/autosetup/jimsh0.c
+++ b/autosetup/jimsh0.c
@@ -21931,7 +21931,7 @@ int Jim_MakeTempFile(Jim_Interp *interp, const char *filename_template, int unli
     if (filename_template == NULL) {
         const char *tmpdir = getenv("TMPDIR");
         if (tmpdir == NULL || *tmpdir == '\0' || access(tmpdir, W_OK) != 0) {
-            tmpdir = "/tmp/";
+            tmpdir = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/";
         }
         filenameObj = Jim_NewStringObj(interp, tmpdir, -1);
         if (tmpdir[0] && tmpdir[strlen(tmpdir) - 1] != '/') {