1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/journal-remote/journal-gatewayd.c b/src/journal-remote/journal-gatewayd.c
index 60d897758b..4ad9184993 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/journal-gatewayd.c
+++ b/src/journal-remote/journal-gatewayd.c
@@ -122,12 +122,14 @@ static int open_journal(RequestMeta *m) {
 }
 
 static int request_meta_ensure_tmp(RequestMeta *m) {
+        assert(m);
+
         if (m->tmp)
                 rewind(m->tmp);
         else {
                 int fd;
 
-                fd = open_tmpfile("/tmp", O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+                fd = open_tmpfile_unlinkable("/tmp", O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
                 if (fd < 0)
                         return fd;