diff --git a/Panda.php b/Panda.php
index 69ac4fe..cd8c692 100644
--- a/Panda.php
+++ b/Panda.php
@@ -1281,6 +1281,10 @@ public static function getTempDir()
         if ($var) {
             return $var;
         }
+        $var = sys_get_temp_dir();
+        if ($var) {
+            return $var;
+        }
         $tempfile = tempnam(uniqid(rand(), true), '');
         if (file_exists($tempfile)) {
             unlink($tempfile);