diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
index df21ed37e76b11b5cb339555a88b6560251a09e7..4803ff9403b1db0a32eaff4c8f07d13d6945f481 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ private[spark] object Utils extends Logging {
           try {
             val rootDir = new File(root)
             if (rootDir.exists || rootDir.mkdirs()) {
-              val dir = createDirectory(root)
+              val dir = createTempDir(root)
               chmod700(dir)
               Some(dir.getAbsolutePath)
             } else {