diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index 5b5de554d67..01c8bca1dac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ int DockerDevicePrivate::runSynchronously(const CommandLine &cmd) const
 
     QtcProcess proc;
     proc.setCommand(dcmd);
-    proc.setWorkingDirectory("/tmp");
+    proc.setWorkingDirectory(QDir::tempPath());
     proc.start();
     proc.waitForFinished();