diff --git a/collects/meta/drdr/metadata.ss b/collects/meta/drdr/metadata.ss
index f9d1428eac..51d29fb333 100644
--- a/collects/meta/drdr/metadata.ss
+++ b/collects/meta/drdr/metadata.ss
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   (define props:get-prop
     (hash-ref! props-cache rev
                (lambda ()
-                 (define tmp-file (make-temporary-file "props~a.ss"))
+                 (define tmp-file (make-temporary-file "props~a.ss" #f (current-temporary-directory)))
                  (and
                   ; Checkout the props file
                   (scm-export
diff --git a/collects/meta/drdr/path-utils.ss b/collects/meta/drdr/path-utils.ss
index 2b508d99ab..7259f59eab 100644
--- a/collects/meta/drdr/path-utils.ss
+++ b/collects/meta/drdr/path-utils.ss
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #lang scheme
 (require scheme/file)
 
+(define current-temporary-directory
+  (make-parameter #f))
+
 (define (directory-list->directory-list* l)
   (sort (filter-not (compose 
                      (lambda (s)
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@
       (path->string pth-string)))
 
 (provide/contract
+ [current-temporary-directory (parameter/c (or/c false/c path-string?))]
  [safely-delete-directory (path-string? . -> . void)]
  [directory-list->directory-list* ((listof path?) . -> . (listof path?))]
  [directory-list* (path-string? . -> . (listof path?))]
diff --git a/collects/meta/drdr/plt-build.ss b/collects/meta/drdr/plt-build.ss
index 10ecd143d9..7477ccb24f 100644
--- a/collects/meta/drdr/plt-build.ss
+++ b/collects/meta/drdr/plt-build.ss
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
   (stop-job-queue! test-workers))
 
 (define (make-fresh-home-dir)
-  (define new-dir (make-temporary-file "home~a" 'directory))
+  (define new-dir (make-temporary-file "home~a" 'directory (current-temporary-directory)))
   (with-handlers ([exn:fail? void])
     (copy-directory/files (hash-ref (current-env) "HOME") new-dir))
   (path->string new-dir))
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
      (make-directory* tmp-dir)
      ; We are running inside of a test directory so that random files are stored there
      (parameterize ([current-directory test-dir]
+                    [current-temporary-directory tmp-dir]
                     [current-rev rev])
        (with-env (["PLTSTDERR" "error"]
                   ["TMPDIR" (path->string tmp-dir)]