diff --git a/bindings/perl/Makefile.am b/bindings/perl/Makefile.am
index fcbdbeea..67e57a68 100644
--- a/bindings/perl/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/perl/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 if HAVE_AM_SILENT_RULES
 AM_V_SUBMAKE = $(am__v_SUBMAKE_$(V))
 am__v_SUBMAKE_ = $(am__v_SUBMAKE_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
-am__v_SUBMAKE_0 = @echo "  SUBMAKE    " $@; LOG=`mktemp`; (
+am__v_SUBMAKE_0 = @echo "  SUBMAKE    " $@; LOG=`mktemp tmp.XXXXXXXX`; (
 
 AM_V_SUBMAKE_POSTFIX = $(am__v_SUBMAKE_POSTFIX_$(V))
 am__v_SUBMAKE_POSTFIX_ = $(am__v_SUBMAKE_POSTFIX_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))