diff --git a/src/rc/grep.kak b/src/rc/grep.kak
index e5ef5230..be205dfc 100644
--- a/src/rc/grep.kak
+++ b/src/rc/grep.kak
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 def -shell-params -file-completion \
     grep %{ echo grep in progress, please wait...; %sh{
-     output=$(mktemp -t -d kak-grep.XXXXXXXX)/fifo
+     output=$(mktemp -d -t kak-grep.XXXXXXXX)/fifo
      mkfifo ${output}
      ( grep -PHn "$@" >& ${output} ) >& /dev/null < /dev/null &
      echo "echo
diff --git a/src/rc/make.kak b/src/rc/make.kak
index f64cea01..b77d18f8 100644
--- a/src/rc/make.kak
+++ b/src/rc/make.kak
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 def -shell-params make %{ echo make in progress, please wait...; %sh{
-     output=$(mktemp -t -d kak-make.XXXXXXXX)/fifo
+     output=$(mktemp -d -t kak-make.XXXXXXXX)/fifo
      mkfifo ${output}
      ( make $@ >& ${output} ) >& /dev/null < /dev/null &
      echo "echo