diff --git a/pkg/publish/layout_test.go b/pkg/publish/layout_test.go
index 59e34cd0ee..d46e21c0e0 100644
--- a/pkg/publish/layout_test.go
+++ b/pkg/publish/layout_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	importpath := "github.com/Google/go-containerregistry/cmd/crane"
 
-	tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "ko")
+	tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("/tmp", "ko")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/publish/multi_test.go b/pkg/publish/multi_test.go
index 71b178f03d..c819066de8 100644
--- a/pkg/publish/multi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/publish/multi_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestMulti(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tp := NewTarball(fp.Name(), repoName, md5Hash, []string{})
 
-	tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "ko")
+	tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("/tmp", "ko")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}