diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfile/tst_qfile.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfile/tst_qfile.cpp
index 4f182e1bdb6..b48eba8bc97 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfile/tst_qfile.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfile/tst_qfile.cpp
@@ -3847,13 +3847,13 @@ void tst_QFile::moveToTrash_data()
 
     // success cases
     {
-        QTemporaryFile temp("tst_qfile-moveToTrash-XXXXX");
+        QTemporaryFile temp(QDir::tempPath() + "/tst_qfile-moveToTrash-XXXXXX");
         if (!temp.open())
             QSKIP("Failed to create temporary file!");
         QTest::newRow("temporary file") << temp.fileName() << true << true;
     }
     {
-        QTemporaryDir tempDir("tst_qfile-moveToTrash-XXXXX");
+        QTemporaryDir tempDir(QDir::tempPath() + "/tst_qfile-moveToTrash-XXXXXX");
         if (!tempDir.isValid())
             QSKIP("Failed to create temporary directory!");
         tempDir.setAutoRemove(false);