diff --git a/net/openvpn/files/lib/netifd/proto/openvpn.sh b/net/openvpn/files/lib/netifd/proto/openvpn.sh
index 2b01e79066..4bd12626fa 100755
--- a/net/openvpn/files/lib/netifd/proto/openvpn.sh
+++ b/net/openvpn/files/lib/netifd/proto/openvpn.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ proto_openvpn_setup() {
 	append exec_params "--cd $cd_dir"
 	append exec_params "--status /var/run/openvpn.$config.status"
 	append exec_params "--syslog openvpn_$config"
-	append exec_params "--tmp-dir /var/run"
+	append exec_params "--tmp-dir /tmp"
 	[ -n "$config_file" ] && append exec_params "--config \"$config_file\""
 
 	json_get_var ALLOW_DEPRECATED allow_deprecated