diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/config/defaults.py b/src/ytdl_sub/config/defaults.py
index d29166bf..cf1f3096 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/config/defaults.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/config/defaults.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if IS_WINDOWS:
 
     MAX_FILE_NAME_BYTES = 255
 else:
-    DEFAULT_LOCK_DIRECTORY = "/tmp"
+    DEFAULT_LOCK_DIRECTORY = ".ytdl-sub-lock"
     DEFAULT_FFMPEG_PATH = os.getenv(
         "YTDL_SUB_FFMPEG_PATH", _existing_path("/usr/bin/ffmpeg", "/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg")
     )