diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 686a3b2..2fbe662 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # and then run "tox" from this directory.
 
 [tox]
+toxworkdir = {env:TMPDIR:/tmp}/tox-{env:USER}/ldaptools/
 envlist = coverage,package
 
 [testenv]