1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index a9926af714..d185245023 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -919,9 +919,8 @@ static int unix_listen_saddr(UnixSocketAddress *saddr,
     if (saddr->path[0] || abstract) {
         path = saddr->path;
     } else {
-        const char *tmpdir = getenv("TMPDIR");
-        tmpdir = tmpdir ? tmpdir : "/tmp";
-        path = pathbuf = g_strdup_printf("%s/qemu-socket-XXXXXX", tmpdir);
+        path = pathbuf = g_strdup_printf("%s/qemu-socket-XXXXXX",
+                                         g_get_tmp_dir());
     }
 
     pathlen = strlen(path);