1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 14ed50ff62..fb1853ba9f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+ifndef TMPDIR
+TMPDIR := /tmp
+endif
+
 RABBITMQ_NODENAME=rabbit
 RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS=
-RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR=~/tmp/rabbitmq-$(RABBITMQ_NODENAME)-mnesia
-RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE=~/tmp
+RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR=$(TMPDIR)/rabbitmq-$(RABBITMQ_NODENAME)-mnesia
+RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE=$(TMPDIR)
 
 SOURCE_DIR=src
 EBIN_DIR=ebin