diff --git a/semihosting/arm-compat-semi.c b/semihosting/arm-compat-semi.c
index bfea9e9337..62d8bae97f 100644
--- a/semihosting/arm-compat-semi.c
+++ b/semihosting/arm-compat-semi.c
@@ -503,7 +503,8 @@ void do_common_semihosting(CPUState *cs)
         GET_ARG(0);
         GET_ARG(1);
         GET_ARG(2);
-        len = asprintf(&s, "/tmp/qemu-%x%02x", getpid(), (int)arg1 & 0xff);
+        len = asprintf(&s, "%s/qemu-%x%02x", g_get_tmp_dir(),
+                       getpid(), (int)arg1 & 0xff);
         if (len < 0) {
             common_semi_set_ret(cs, -1);
             break;