diff --git a/R/language.R b/R/language.R
index ac30eeb9..335a2f37 100644
--- a/R/language.R
+++ b/R/language.R
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ local_language <- function(lang, .local_envir = parent.frame()) {
   local_envvar(LANGUAGE = lang, .local_envir = .local_envir)
   # Reset cache to avoid gettext() retrieving cached value from a previous
   # language (idea from https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931456)
-  bindtextdomain("reset", tempdir())
+  bindtextdomain("reset", local_tempdir())
 
   invisible()
 }