diff --git a/common/params.py b/common/params.py
index 7b90913e7d..fc387b6227 100755
--- a/common/params.py
+++ b/common/params.py
@@ -319,14 +319,14 @@ def write_db(params_path, key, value):
   lock.acquire()
 
   try:
-    tmp_path = tempfile.mktemp(prefix=".tmp", dir=params_path)
-    with open(tmp_path, "wb") as f:
+    tmp_path = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="wb", prefix=".tmp", dir=params_path, delete=False)
+    with tmp_path as f:
       f.write(value)
       f.flush()
       os.fsync(f.fileno())
 
     path = "%s/d/%s" % (params_path, key)
-    os.rename(tmp_path, path)
+    os.rename(tmp_path.name, path)
     fsync_dir(os.path.dirname(path))
   finally:
     os.umask(prev_umask)