diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/os.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/os.ts
index edc89ed2c..ae24b53a1 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/os.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/os.ts
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export function tmpdir(): string | null {
     return temp;
   } else { // !isWindows
     let temp = Deno.env.get("TMPDIR") || Deno.env.get("TMP") ||
-      Deno.env.get("TEMP") || "/tmp";
+      Deno.env.get("TEMP") || "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp";
     if (temp.length > 1 && StringPrototypeEndsWith(temp, "/")) {
       temp = StringPrototypeSlice(temp, 0, -1);
     }