diff --git a/apple/common/CFExtensions.m b/apple/common/CFExtensions.m
index b55aa80055..24fa17686e 100644
--- a/apple/common/CFExtensions.m
+++ b/apple/common/CFExtensions.m
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ static NSSearchPathDomainMask NSConvertDomainFlagsCF(unsigned flags)
 
 void CFTemporaryDirectory(char *buf, size_t sizeof_buf)
 {
+#if __has_feature(objc_arc)
+    CFStringRef path = (__bridge_retained CFStringRef)NSTemporaryDirectory();
+#else
     CFStringRef path = (CFStringRef)NSTemporaryDirectory();
+#endif
     CFStringGetCString(path, buf, sizeof_buf, kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
 }