diff --git a/apps/openmw/crashcatcher.cpp b/apps/openmw/crashcatcher.cpp
index 65a0369193..7f805f2332 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/crashcatcher.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/crashcatcher.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void gdb_info(pid_t pid)
     int fd;
 
     /* Create a temp file to put gdb commands into */
-    strcpy(respfile, "gdb-respfile-XXXXXX");
+    strcpy(respfile, "/tmp/gdb-respfile-XXXXXX");
     if((fd=mkstemp(respfile)) >= 0 && (f=fdopen(fd, "w")) != NULL)
     {
         fprintf(f, "attach %d\n"