1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index 231a58f1a9..5e9de294d5 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -208,9 +208,10 @@ int odb_mkstemp(char *template, size_t limit, const char *pattern)
 		return fd;
 
 	/* slow path */
-	safe_create_leading_directories(template);
+	/* some mkstemp implementations erase template on failure */
 	snprintf(template, limit, "%s/%s",
 		 get_object_directory(), pattern);
+	safe_create_leading_directories(template);
 	return xmkstemp(template);
 }