diff --git a/tests/test_downloader_handlers.py b/tests/test_downloader_handlers.py
index c91be2c0c..fe76989f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_downloader_handlers.py
+++ b/tests/test_downloader_handlers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import six
-import contextlib
 import shutil
+import tempfile
+import contextlib
 try:
     from unittest import mock
 except ImportError:
@@ -913,7 +914,8 @@ class BaseFTPTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         return self._add_test_callbacks(d, _test)
 
     def test_ftp_local_filename(self):
-        local_fname = b"/tmp/file.txt"
+        f, local_fname = tempfile.mkstemp()
+        os.close(f)
         meta = {"ftp_local_filename": local_fname}
         meta.update(self.req_meta)
         request = Request(url="ftp://127.0.0.1:%s/file.txt" % self.portNum,
@@ -922,7 +924,8 @@ class BaseFTPTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def _test(r):
             self.assertEqual(r.body, local_fname)
-            self.assertEqual(r.headers, {b'Local Filename': [b'/tmp/file.txt'], b'Size': [b'17']})
+            self.assertEqual(r.headers, {b'Local Filename': [local_fname],
+                                         b'Size': [b'17']})
             self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(local_fname))
             with open(local_fname, "rb") as f:
                 self.assertEqual(f.read(), b"I have the power!")