diff --git a/brozzler/ydl.py b/brozzler/ydl.py
index 09593f1..7ce2686 100644
--- a/brozzler/ydl.py
+++ b/brozzler/ydl.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def do_youtube_dl(worker, site, page):
     Returns:
          `list` of `str`: outlink urls
     """
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="brzl-ydl-") as tempdir:
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="brzl-ydl-", dir="/tmp") as tempdir:
         ydl = _build_youtube_dl(worker, tempdir, site, page)
         ie_result = _try_youtube_dl(worker, ydl, site, page)
         outlinks = set()