--- a/src/loslib.cpp
+++ b/src/loslib.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 #define LUA_TMPNAMBUFSIZE	32
 
 #if !defined(LUA_TMPNAMTEMPLATE)
-#define LUA_TMPNAMTEMPLATE	"/tmp/lua_XXXXXX"
+#define LUA_TMPNAMTEMPLATE	"@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/lua_XXXXXX"
 #endif
 
 #define lua_tmpnam(b,e) { \