diff --git a/build/Android.common_test.mk b/build/Android.common_test.mk
index 6b7dc09..8124ca3 100644
--- a/build/Android.common_test.mk
+++ b/build/Android.common_test.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 
 include art/build/Android.common_path.mk
 
+# Directory used for temporary test files on the host.
+ifneq ($(TMPDIR),)
+ART_HOST_TEST_DIR := $(TMPDIR)/test-art-$(shell echo $$PPID)
+else
+ART_HOST_TEST_DIR := /tmp/$(USER)/test-art-$(shell echo $$PPID)
+endif
+
 # We need to set a define for the nativetest dir so that common_runtime_test will know the right
 # path. (The problem is being a 32b test on 64b device, which is still located in nativetest64).
 ART_TARGET_CFLAGS += -DART_TARGET_NATIVETEST_DIR=${ART_TARGET_NATIVETEST_DIR}