diff --git a/tools/install/linux/environmentoptions.xml b/tools/install/linux/environmentoptions.xml
index 1174b2ded4..846b0ad492 100644
--- a/tools/install/linux/environmentoptions.xml
+++ b/tools/install/linux/environmentoptions.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <Item1 Value="/usr/bin/make"/>
       </History>
     </MakeFilename>
-    <TestBuildDirectory Value="/tmp/">
+    <TestBuildDirectory Value="~/tmp/">
       <History Count="2">
         <Item1 Value="/tmp/"/>
         <Item2 Value="/var/tmp/"/>
diff --git a/tools/install/macosx/environmentoptions.xml b/tools/install/macosx/environmentoptions.xml
index 9a60b8bafc..2d9f193714 100644
--- a/tools/install/macosx/environmentoptions.xml
+++ b/tools/install/macosx/environmentoptions.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <Item1 Value="/usr/bin/make"/>
       </History>
     </MakeFilename>
-    <TestBuildDirectory Value="$ENV(TMPDIR)">
+    <TestBuildDirectory Value="~/tmp/">
       <History Count="3">
         <Item1 Value="/tmp/"/>
         <Item2 Value="/var/tmp/"/>