diff --git a/modules/pacman/functions/pacman-list-disowned b/modules/pacman/functions/pacman-list-disowned
index fdf72887..bb4cf406 100644
--- a/modules/pacman/functions/pacman-list-disowned
+++ b/modules/pacman/functions/pacman-list-disowned
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 #
 # Lists Pacman disowned files.
 #
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@
 #   Sorin Ionescu <sorin.ionescu@gmail.com>
 #
 
-local tmp="${TMPDIR-/tmp}/pacman-disowned-$UID-$$"
+local tmp="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/pacman-disowned-$UID-$$"
 local db="$tmp/db"
 local fs="$tmp/fs"