diff --git a/build/tools/extract_utils.sh b/build/tools/extract_utils.sh
index e41af24d..f173c311 100644
--- a/build/tools/extract_utils.sh
+++ b/build/tools/extract_utils.sh
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ function extract() {
     fi
 
     if [ -f "$SRC" ] && [ "${SRC##*.}" == "zip" ]; then
-        DUMPDIR="$LINEAGE_ROOT"/system_dump
+        DUMPDIR="$TMPDIR"/system_dump
 
         # Check if we're working with the same zip that was passed last time.
         # If so, let's just use what's already extracted.