--- a/source/sw/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
@@ -3467,7 +3467,7 @@
     }
     else
 #endif
-    OSD_SetLogFile(APPBASENAME ".log");
+    OSD_SetLogFile("/tmp/" APPBASENAME ".log");
 
     wm_setapptitle(APPNAME);