--- a/lib/rb-file-helpers.c
+++ b/lib/rb-file-helpers.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 	if (dir == NULL) {
 		dir = getenv ("HOME");
 		if (dir == NULL) {
-			dir = "/tmp";
+			dir = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp";
 		}
 	}
 	rb_debug ("user music dir: %s", dir);
--- a/metadata/rb-metadata-dbus-client.c
+++ b/metadata/rb-metadata-dbus-client.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			i++;
 		}
 
-		g_ptr_array_add (argv, "unix:tmpdir=/tmp");
+		g_ptr_array_add (argv, "unix:tmpdir=@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp");
 		g_ptr_array_add (argv, NULL);
 
 		local_error = NULL;
--- a/metadata/rb-metadata-dbus-service.c
+++ b/metadata/rb-metadata-dbus-service.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 		svc.external = TRUE;
 	}
 	if (argv[1] == NULL) {
-		address = "unix:tmpdir=/tmp";
+		address = "unix:tmpdir=@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp";
 	} else {
 		address = argv[1];
 	}