diff --git a/libexec/mail.local/mail.local.8 b/libexec/mail.local/mail.local.8
index 8ffd5357ddf4..66f72b8c96ba 100644
--- a/libexec/mail.local/mail.local.8
+++ b/libexec/mail.local/mail.local.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"	@(#)mail.local.8	8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
-.\"	$Id$
+.\"	$Id: mail.local.8,v 1.6 1997/02/22 14:21:48 peter Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd December 11, 1993
 .Dt MAIL.LOCAL 8
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
 Used to set the appropriate time zone on the timestamp.
 .El
 .Sh FILES
-.Bl -tag -width /tmp/local.XXXXXX -compact
-.It Pa /tmp/local.XXXXXX
+.Bl -tag -width /var/tmp/local.XXXXXX -compact
+.It Pa /var/tmp/local.XXXXXX
 temporary files
 .It Pa /var/mail/user
 user's mailbox directory
diff --git a/libexec/mail.local/pathnames.h b/libexec/mail.local/pathnames.h
index 8e43925450f6..819734a5c6b6 100644
--- a/libexec/mail.local/pathnames.h
+++ b/libexec/mail.local/pathnames.h
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
  */
 #include <paths.h>
 
-#define _PATH_LOCTMP	"/tmp/local.XXXXXX"
+#define _PATH_LOCTMP   "/var/tmp/local.XXXXXX"