--- a/src/swtpm_setup/swtpm.c
+++ b/src/swtpm_setup/swtpm.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     int pidfile_fd;
     int ret = 1;
     gchar *tmp;
-    char pidfile[] = "/tmp/.swtpm_setup.pidfile.XXXXXX";
+    char pidfile[] = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/.swtpm_setup.pidfile.XXXXXX";
 
     pidfile_fd = g_mkstemp_full(pidfile, O_EXCL|O_CREAT, 0600);
     if (pidfile_fd < 0) {