diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index f48b92d06..9eff9a29a 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ set -o errexit
 rm -rf build
 
 # Create a temporary directory to place ignored files (e.g. examples).
-tmp_dir="$(mktemp -dp.)"
+tmp_dir="ignored_contracts"
+mkdir "$tmp_dir"
 
 # Move the ignored files to the temporary directory.
 while IFS="" read -r ignored