diff --git a/roles/distgit/files/retired-packages.cron b/roles/distgit/files/retired-packages.cron
index f955ce3714..f9ce5d8582 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/files/retired-packages.cron
+++ b/roles/distgit/files/retired-packages.cron
@@ -1 +1 @@
-30 4 * * * root git clone https://pagure.io/releng.git && cd releng/scripts && bash get_retired_packages.sh
+30 4 * * * root TMPDIR=`mktemp -d /tmp/releng.XXXXXXX` && chmod 755 $TMPDIR && cd $TMPDIR && git clone https://pagure.io/releng.git && cd releng/scripts && bash get_retired_packages.sh