diff --git a/refpolicy/Rules.monolithic b/refpolicy/Rules.monolithic
index c98d887f..50ae0071 100644
--- a/refpolicy/Rules.monolithic
+++ b/refpolicy/Rules.monolithic
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ $(BUILDDIR)longcheck.res: $(POLICY_CONF) $(FC)
 #
 $(APPDIR)/customizable_types: policy.conf
 	@mkdir -p $(APPDIR)
-	$(verbose) grep "^type .*customizable" $< | cut -d',' -f1 | cut -d' ' -f2 > tmp/customizable_types
-	$(verbose) install -m 644 tmp/customizable_types $@ 
+	$(verbose) grep "^type .*customizable" $< | cut -d',' -f1 | cut -d' ' -f2 > $(TMPDIR)/customizable_types
+	$(verbose) install -m 644 $(TMPDIR)/customizable_types $@ 
 
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