diff --git a/zdev/dracut/95zdev-kdump/module-setup.sh b/zdev/dracut/95zdev-kdump/module-setup.sh
index ff759a7e..cc422891 100755
--- a/zdev/dracut/95zdev-kdump/module-setup.sh
+++ b/zdev/dracut/95zdev-kdump/module-setup.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ install() {
         done
     fi
 
-    _tempfile=$(mktemp --tmpdir dracut-zdev.XXXXXX)
+    _tempfile=$(mktemp --tmpdir="${DRACUT_TMPDIR}" dracut-zdev.XXXXXX)
 
     # work with systems that are not based on chzdev persistent config
     local _configuration="--active"
diff --git a/zdev/dracut/95zdev/module-setup.sh b/zdev/dracut/95zdev/module-setup.sh
index 7dce1c15..ae5c9811 100644
--- a/zdev/dracut/95zdev/module-setup.sh
+++ b/zdev/dracut/95zdev/module-setup.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ install() {
     # shellcheck disable=SC2154
     [[ $hostonly ]] || return 0
 
-    _tempfile=$(mktemp --tmpdir dracut-zdev.XXXXXX)
+    _tempfile=$(mktemp --tmpdir="${DRACUT_TMPDIR}" dracut-zdev.XXXXXX)
     function check_zdev() {
         local _dev=$1
         local _devsysfs _bdevpath