diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
index df4d6355..b8f55763 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ create_fake_android_home() {
 
 create_test_dir() {
     test -e $WORKSPACE/.testfiles || mkdir $WORKSPACE/.testfiles
-    mktemp --directory --tmpdir=$WORKSPACE/.testfiles
+    TMPDIR=$WORKSPACE/.testfiles  mktemp -d
 }
 
 create_test_file() {
     test -e $WORKSPACE/.testfiles || mkdir $WORKSPACE/.testfiles
-    mktemp --tmpdir=$WORKSPACE/.testfiles
+    TMPDIR=$WORKSPACE/.testfiles  mktemp
 }
 
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