--- a/scripts/trylink
+++ b/scripts/trylink
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ try() {
 }
 
 check_cc() {
-    local tempname="$(mktemp)"
+    local tempname="$(mktemp /tmp/tmp.XXXXXXXXXX)"
     local r
     echo "int main(int argc,char**argv){return argv?argc:0;}" >"$tempname".c
     # Can use "-o /dev/null", but older gcc tend to *unlink it* on failure! :(
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ check_cc() {
 }
 
 check_libc_is_glibc() {
-    local tempname="$(mktemp)"
+    local tempname="$(mktemp /tmp/tmp.XXXXXXXXXX)"
     local r
     echo "\
 	#include <stdlib.h>
