diff --git a/modules/examples/hydra.nix b/modules/examples/hydra.nix
index 4210b8f3..98368c02 100644
--- a/modules/examples/hydra.nix
+++ b/modules/examples/hydra.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   environment = concatStringsSep " "
-    [ "TMPDIR=/build/tmp"
+    [ "TMPDIR=/nix/var/tmp"
       "NIX_REMOTE=daemon"
       "NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
     ];
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ in
     chown hydra:hydra ~hydra/.ssh ~hydra/.ssh/authorized_keys
     echo "ok"
 
-    mkdir -m 1777 -p /build/tmp
+    mkdir -m 1777 -p /nix/var/tmp
   '';
 }
diff --git a/modules/examples/lnl.nix b/modules/examples/lnl.nix
index 23600a22..8398d862 100644
--- a/modules/examples/lnl.nix
+++ b/modules/examples/lnl.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   system.defaults.trackpad.Clicking = true;
 
   services.nix-daemon.enable = true;
-  services.nix-daemon.tempDir = "/build/tmp";
+  services.nix-daemon.tempDir = "/nix/var/tmp";
 
   nix.package = pkgs.nixUnstable;