--- src/AudacityApp.cpp
+++ src/AudacityApp.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
    // * The user's .audacity-files directory in their home directory
    // * The "share" and "share/doc" directories in their install path
    #ifdef __WXGTK__
-   defaultTempDir.Printf("/tmp/audacity1.2-%s", wxGetUserId().c_str());
+   defaultTempDir.Printf("/%s/.audacity1.2-%s", home.c_str(), wxGetUserId().c_str());
    wxString pathVar = wxGetenv("AUDACITY_PATH");
    if (pathVar != "")
       AddMultiPathsToPathList(pathVar, audacityPathList);