diff --git a/lib/scm_breeze.sh b/lib/scm_breeze.sh
index 5ca9f48..9176bea 100644
--- a/lib/scm_breeze.sh
+++ b/lib/scm_breeze.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ update_scm_breeze() {
 
 # Create '~/.*.scmbrc' files, or attempt to patch them if passed a previous revision
 _create_or_patch_scmbrc() {
-  patchfile=$(mktemp)
+  patchfile=$(mktemp -t tmp.XXXXXXXXXX)
   for scm in git; do
     # Create file from example if it doesn't already exist
     if ! [ -e "$HOME/.$scm.scmbrc" ]; then