diff --git a/src/bare.lsp.in b/src/bare.lsp.in
index 4d9bca0ca..cf428722c 100644
--- a/src/bare.lsp.in
+++ b/src/bare.lsp.in
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@
 (load #+(or cross ecl-min) "@ECL_CMPDIR@/load.lsp"
       #-(or cross ecl-min) "cmp.so")
 
+;;;
+;;; * Change the place where temporary files go to
+;;;
+(si::pathname-translations "TMP" '(("**;*.*.*" "@true_builddir@/**/*.*")))
+
 ;;;
 ;;; * Remove documentation from compiled files
 ;;;