diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/phplist/config.php/50Options b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/phplist/config.php/50Options
index 894212d..f09c5bb 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/phplist/config.php/50Options
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/phplist/config.php/50Options
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ define("PLUGIN_ROOTDIR","/usr/share/phplist/www/admin/plugins");
 define("FCKIMAGES_DIR","uploadimages");
 define('UPLOADIMAGES_DIR','uploadimages');
 define("FORWARD_PERSONAL_NOTE_SIZE",500);
+$tmpdir = '/var/lib/phplist/tmp';
 {
   my $lang = $phplist{'Language'} || '';
   $lang .= ($lang =~ m/\.inc$/) ? '' : '.inc';