diff --git a/build/package.json b/build/package.json
index a7dc2b2b1..8b2d55027 100644
--- a/build/package.json
+++ b/build/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "request": "~2.27.0",
     "rimraf": "~2.2.2",
     "runas": "0.5.x",
-    "temp": "^0.8.0",
     "underscore-plus": "1.x",
     "unzip": "~0.1.9",
     "vm-compatibility-layer": "~0.1.0"
diff --git a/build/tasks/mkdeb-task.coffee b/build/tasks/mkdeb-task.coffee
index 98f1c797b..502b797c1 100644
--- a/build/tasks/mkdeb-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/mkdeb-task.coffee
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 fs = require 'fs'
 path = require 'path'
 _ = require 'underscore-plus'
-temp = require 'temp'
-
-temp.track()
-tempResourcesFolder = temp.mkdirSync('atom-resources-')
-
-fillTemplate = (filePath, data) ->
-  template = _.template(String(fs.readFileSync("#{filePath}.in")))
-  filled = template(data)
-
-  outputPath = path.join(tempResourcesFolder, path.basename(filePath))
-  fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, filled)
-  outputPath
 
 module.exports = (grunt) ->
   {spawn} = require('./task-helpers')(grunt)
 
+  fillTemplate = (filePath, data) ->
+    template = _.template(String(fs.readFileSync("#{filePath}.in")))
+    filled = template(data)
+
+    outputPath = path.join(grunt.config.get('atom.buildDir'), path.basename(filePath))
+    fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, filled)
+    outputPath
+
   grunt.registerTask 'mkdeb', 'Create debian package', ->
     done = @async()