diff --git a/build-tools/build-iso b/build-tools/build-iso
index 6b5c95ab..73e83b28 100755
--- a/build-tools/build-iso
+++ b/build-tools/build-iso
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ function extract_pkg_from_local_repo {
       repoid_arg+=" --repoid=${repoid}"
    done
 
-   local pkgfile=$(repoquery --config=${yum_conf} ${repoid_arg} --location -q ${pkgname})
+   local pkgfile=$(TMPDIR=$TMP_DIR repoquery --config=${yum_conf} ${repoid_arg} --location -q ${pkgname})
    if [ -z "${pkgfile}" ]; then
       echo "Could not find package $pkgname in $@"
       exit 1
diff --git a/build-tools/build-pkgs b/build-tools/build-pkgs
index ac795ed1..21a98db0 100755
--- a/build-tools/build-pkgs
+++ b/build-tools/build-pkgs
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     SERIAL_FLAG=1
 fi
 
+export TMPDIR=$MY_WORKSPACE/tmp
+mkdir -p $TMPDIR
+
 # Make sure we have a dependency cache
 DEP_CACHE="$MY_REPO/cgcs-tis-repo/dependancy-cache"
 
diff --git a/build-tools/build-rpms-parallel b/build-tools/build-rpms-parallel
index 12546e13..5025a1ad 100755
--- a/build-tools/build-rpms-parallel
+++ b/build-tools/build-rpms-parallel
@@ -1593,6 +1593,10 @@ if [ ! -f $BUILD_CFG ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 
+# create temp dir
+export TMPDIR="$MY_WORKSPACE/tmp"
+mkdir -p "$TMPDIR"
+
 # Create symlinks from /var/... to /localdisk/loadbuild/... if on a build server
 
 set_mock_symlinks $MY_BUILD_CFG
diff --git a/build-tools/build-rpms-serial b/build-tools/build-rpms-serial
index 6db137e7..c543fb4b 100755
--- a/build-tools/build-rpms-serial
+++ b/build-tools/build-rpms-serial
@@ -1362,6 +1362,10 @@ if [ ! -f $BUILD_CFG ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 
+# create temp dir
+export TMPDIR="$MY_WORKSPACE/tmp"
+mkdir -p $TMPDIR
+
 # Create symlinks from /var/... to /localdisk/loadbuild/... if on a build server
 
 set_mock_symlinks $MY_BUILD_CFG
diff --git a/build-tools/patch-iso b/build-tools/patch-iso
index 1fd6c5ea..c17be8d0 100755
--- a/build-tools/patch-iso
+++ b/build-tools/patch-iso
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ if [ -z "${MY_REPO}" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ -z "${MY_WORKSPACE}" ]; then
+    echo "Required environment variable MY_WORKSPACE is not set"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 STX_DIR=${MY_REPO}/stx
 SETUP_PATCH_REPO=${STX_DIR}/update/extras/scripts/setup_patch_repo.sh
 if [ ! -x ${SETUP_PATCH_REPO} ]; then
@@ -21,6 +26,10 @@ if [ ! -x ${SETUP_PATCH_REPO} ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Create temp dir if necessary
+export TMPDIR="$MY_WORKSPACE/tmp"
+mkdir -p $TMPDIR
+
 REPO_UPGRADES_DIR=${STX_DIR}/metal/bsp-files/upgrades
 RELEASE_INFO="$(get_release_info)"