diff --git a/libpod/options.go b/libpod/options.go
index d3be46ad8..f2468e41b 100644
--- a/libpod/options.go
+++ b/libpod/options.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/containers/buildah/pkg/parse"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/secrets"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/manifest"
@@ -268,8 +269,11 @@ func WithRegistriesConf(path string) RuntimeOption {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "error locating specified registries.conf")
 		}
 		if rt.imageContext == nil {
-			rt.imageContext = &types.SystemContext{}
+			rt.imageContext = &types.SystemContext{
+				BigFilesTemporaryDir: parse.GetTempDir(),
+			}
 		}
+
 		rt.imageContext.SystemRegistriesConfPath = path
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/libpod/runtime.go b/libpod/runtime.go
index d775b55e1..84649bf3e 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/containers/buildah/pkg/parse"
 	"github.com/containers/common/libimage"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/defaultnet"
@@ -381,7 +382,9 @@ func makeRuntime(ctx context.Context, runtime *Runtime) (retErr error) {
 
 	// Set up containers/image
 	if runtime.imageContext == nil {
-		runtime.imageContext = &types.SystemContext{}
+		runtime.imageContext = &types.SystemContext{
+			BigFilesTemporaryDir: parse.GetTempDir(),
+		}
 	}
 	runtime.imageContext.SignaturePolicyPath = runtime.config.Engine.SignaturePolicyPath
 
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/download.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/download.go
index 5ea11f084..54edf1b9a 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/download.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/download.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // tmpdir returns a path to a temporary directory.
-func (r *Runtime) tmpdir() string {
+func tmpdir() string {
 	tmpdir := os.Getenv("TMPDIR")
 	if tmpdir == "" {
 		tmpdir = "/var/tmp"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) tmpdir() string {
 func (r *Runtime) downloadFromURL(source string) (string, error) {
 	fmt.Printf("Downloading from %q\n", source)
 
-	outFile, err := ioutil.TempFile(r.tmpdir(), "import")
+	outFile, err := ioutil.TempFile(r.systemContext.BigFilesTemporaryDir, "import")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error creating file")
 	}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/runtime.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/runtime.go
index 93a42eb55..e5fc7350c 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/runtime.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/libimage/runtime.go
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ func RuntimeFromStore(store storage.Store, options *RuntimeOptions) (*Runtime, e
 	} else {
 		systemContext = types.SystemContext{}
 	}
+	if systemContext.BigFilesTemporaryDir == "" {
+		systemContext.BigFilesTemporaryDir = tmpdir()
+	}
+	if systemContext.BigFilesTemporaryDir == "" {
+		systemContext.BigFilesTemporaryDir = tmpdir()
+	}
 
 	setRegistriesConfPath(&systemContext)