1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
index 4637fbf302..b38e876758 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class DirectImageCreator:
         """
         self.name = name
         self.outdir = outdir
-        self.workdir = tempfile.mktemp(prefix='wic')
+        self.workdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=outdir, prefix='tmp.wic.')
         self.ks = ksobj
 
         self._image = None