diff --git a/src/commands/decompress.rs b/src/commands/decompress.rs
index 55086a2..ec25e22 100644
--- a/src/commands/decompress.rs
+++ b/src/commands/decompress.rs
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ fn smart_unpack(
     question_policy: QuestionPolicy,
 ) -> crate::Result<ControlFlow<(), usize>> {
     assert!(output_dir.exists());
-    let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir_in(output_dir)?;
+    let temp_dir = tempfile::Builder::new()
+    .prefix(".tmp-ouch-")
+    .tempdir_in(output_dir)?;
     let temp_dir_path = temp_dir.path();
 
     info_accessible(format!(