diff --git a/tools/regression/fifo/fifo_io/fifo_io.c b/tools/regression/fifo/fifo_io/fifo_io.c
index 763bbd1746fb..4911ed556518 100644
--- a/tools/regression/fifo/fifo_io/fifo_io.c
+++ b/tools/regression/fifo/fifo_io/fifo_io.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 
-	strcpy(temp_dir, "/tmp/fifo_create.XXXXXXXXXXX");
+	strcpy(temp_dir, "/tmp/fifo_io.XXXXXXXXXXX");
 	if (mkdtemp(temp_dir) == NULL)
 		err(-1, "mkdtemp");
 	atexit(atexit_temp_dir);
diff --git a/tools/regression/fifo/fifo_open/fifo_open.c b/tools/regression/fifo/fifo_open/fifo_open.c
index a1528a8bc12e..6899a3ac9ccf 100644
--- a/tools/regression/fifo/fifo_open/fifo_open.c
+++ b/tools/regression/fifo/fifo_open/fifo_open.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (geteuid() != 0)
 		errx(-1, "must be run as root");
 
-	strcpy(temp_dir, "/tmp/fifo_create.XXXXXXXXXXX");
+	strcpy(temp_dir, "/tmp/fifo_open.XXXXXXXXXXX");
 	if (mkdtemp(temp_dir) == NULL)
 		err(-1, "mkdtemp");
 	if (chdir(temp_dir) < 0)