diff --git a/tests/unit/test-qga.c b/tests/unit/test-qga.c
index b6ea7c7304..b4e0a14573 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-qga.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-qga.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fixture_setup(TestFixture *fixture, gconstpointer data, gchar **envp)
 
     fixture->loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
 
-    fixture->test_dir = g_strdup("/tmp/qgatest.XXXXXX");
+    fixture->test_dir = g_strdup_printf("%s/qgatest.XXXXXX", g_get_tmp_dir());
     g_assert_nonnull(g_mkdtemp(fixture->test_dir));
 
     path = g_build_filename(fixture->test_dir, "sock", NULL);