diff --git a/tests/acceptance/avocado_qemu/__init__.py b/tests/acceptance/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
index 93c4b9851f..693c226d91 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ class Test(avocado.Test):
 
     def _new_vm(self, *args):
         self._sd = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="avo_qemu_sock_")
-        vm = QEMUMachine(self.qemu_bin, sock_dir=self._sd.name)
+        vm = QEMUMachine(self.qemu_bin, base_temp_dir=self.workdir,
+                         sock_dir=self._sd.name)
         if args:
             vm.add_args(*args)
         return vm