diff --git a/test/jdk/java/nio/file/spi/testapp/testapp/Main.java b/test/jdk/java/nio/file/spi/testapp/testapp/Main.java
index 6f61d431707..5a48ff47384 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/nio/file/spi/testapp/testapp/Main.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/nio/file/spi/testapp/testapp/Main.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class Main {
             throw new RuntimeException("FileSystemProvider not overridden");
 
         // exercise the file system
-        Path dir = Files.createTempDirectory("tmp");
+        Path dir = Files.createTempDirectory(Path.of(""), "tmp");
         if (dir.getFileSystem() != fs)
             throw new RuntimeException("'dir' not in default file system");
         System.out.println("created: " + dir);