diff --git a/spec/main-process/atom-application.test.js b/spec/main-process/atom-application.test.js
index d4a913859..1e5ae0a86 100644
--- a/spec/main-process/atom-application.test.js
+++ b/spec/main-process/atom-application.test.js
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ describe('AtomApplication', function () {
   }
 
   function makeTempDir (name) {
-    return fs.realpathSync(require('temp').mkdirSync(name))
+    const temp = require('temp').track()
+    return fs.realpathSync(temp.mkdirSync(name))
   }
 
   let channelIdCounter = 0
diff --git a/spec/title-bar-spec.js b/spec/title-bar-spec.js
index c0cb806b5..b219a5819 100644
--- a/spec/title-bar-spec.js
+++ b/spec/title-bar-spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const TitleBar = require('../src/title-bar')
-const temp = require('temp')
+const temp = require('temp').track()
 
 describe('TitleBar', () => {
   it('updates its title when document.title changes', () => {
diff --git a/src/main-process/start.js b/src/main-process/start.js
index fae78a07e..9670e67b6 100644
--- a/src/main-process/start.js
+++ b/src/main-process/start.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const {app} = require('electron')
 const nslog = require('nslog')
 const path = require('path')
-const temp = require('temp')
+const temp = require('temp').track()
 const parseCommandLine = require('./parse-command-line')
 const startCrashReporter = require('../crash-reporter-start')
 const atomPaths = require('../atom-paths')