diff --git a/lazarus/ide/frames/files_options.pas b/lazarus/ide/frames/files_options.pas

index d5881f5..dd83ea6 100644

--- a/lazarus/ide/frames/files_options.pas

+++ b/lazarus/ide/frames/files_options.pas

@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ begin

   begin

     BeginUpdate;

     {$IFDEF Unix}

+    Add('~/.lazarus/tmp');

     Add('~/tmp');

     Add('/tmp');

     Add('/var/tmp');

diff --git a/lazarus/ide/include/unix/lazbaseconf.inc b/lazarus/ide/include/unix/lazbaseconf.inc

index 0bf24af..876ffd7 100644

--- a/lazarus/ide/include/unix/lazbaseconf.inc

+++ b/lazarus/ide/include/unix/lazbaseconf.inc

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ end;

 function GetDefaultTestBuildDirectory: string;

 begin

-  Result:='~/tmp/';

+  Result:='~/.lazarus/tmp/';

 end;

 procedure GetDefaultCompilerFilenames(List: TStrings);