diff --git a/src/jdk.jartool/share/classes/sun/tools/jar/Main.java b/src/jdk.jartool/share/classes/sun/tools/jar/Main.java
index 60fb85baca8..38b0ba84c8a 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jartool/share/classes/sun/tools/jar/Main.java
+++ b/src/jdk.jartool/share/classes/sun/tools/jar/Main.java
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ public class Main {
                 if (fname != null) {
                     file = new File(fname);
                 } else {
-                    file = createTemporaryFile("tmpJar", ".jar");
+                    tmpFile = createTemporaryFile("tmpJar", ".jar");
+                    file = tmpFile;
                     try (InputStream in = new FileInputStream(FileDescriptor.in);
                          OutputStream os = Files.newOutputStream(file.toPath())) {
                         in.transferTo(os);