diff --git a/llmfoundry/data/packing.py b/llmfoundry/data/packing.py
index 9f4af3099e..6abb758fb4 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/data/packing.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/data/packing.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import torch
+from composer.utils import dist
 from omegaconf import DictConfig
 from transformers import PreTrainedTokenizerBase
 
@@ -388,8 +389,19 @@ def profile_packing(
     dataloader_cfg.persistent_workers = False
 
     # If streaming dataset, use a temporary local folder for profiling
+    local_rank_zero = dist.get_global_rank() - dist.get_local_rank()
     if dataloader_cfg.dataset.get('remote') is not None:
-        dataloader_cfg.dataset.local = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory().name
+        tmp_path_to_broadcast = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory().name
+        gathered_paths = dist.all_gather_object(tmp_path_to_broadcast)
+        tmp_path = gathered_paths[local_rank_zero]
+        dataloader_cfg.dataset.local = tmp_path
+
+    if dataloader_cfg.dataset.get('streams') is not None:
+        for stream_config in dataloader_cfg.dataset.streams.values():
+            tmp_path_to_broadcast = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory().name
+            gathered_paths = dist.all_gather_object(tmp_path_to_broadcast)
+            tmp_path = gathered_paths[local_rank_zero]
+            stream_config.local = tmp_path
 
     # Determine the packing_ratio values we'll try
     packing_ratios, raw_batch_sizes = [], []