diff --git a/tests/property_benchmark.cpp b/tests/property_benchmark.cpp
index d10be915e..4311a1db4 100644
--- a/tests/property_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/tests/property_benchmark.cpp
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ struct LocalPropertyTestState {
     LocalPropertyTestState(int nprops) : nprops(nprops), valid(false) {
         static const char prop_name_chars[] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.-_";
 
-        char dir_template[] = "/data/nativetest/prop-XXXXXX";
+        char dir_template[] = "/data/local/tmp/prop-XXXXXX";
         char *dirname = mkdtemp(dir_template);
         if (!dirname) {
-            perror("making temp file for test state failed (is /data/nativetest writable?)");
+            perror("making temp file for test state failed (is /data/local/tmp writable?)");
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/system_properties_test.cpp b/tests/system_properties_test.cpp
index b9256c664..0a8cfa519 100644
--- a/tests/system_properties_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/system_properties_test.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ extern void *__system_property_area__;
 
 struct LocalPropertyTestState {
     LocalPropertyTestState() : valid(false) {
-        char dir_template[] = "/data/nativetest/prop-XXXXXX";
+        char dir_template[] = "/data/local/tmp/prop-XXXXXX";
         char *dirname = mkdtemp(dir_template);
         if (!dirname) {
-            perror("making temp file for test state failed (is /data/nativetest writable?)");
+            perror("making temp file for test state failed (is /data/local/tmp writable?)");
             return;
         }