diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 635b837..8ac6f40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Try is a package that allows you to try out Emacs packages without installing
 them. If you pass a URL to a plain text `.el`-file it evaluates the content,
 without storing the file.
 
-Packages from ELPA will temporarily be stored in `/tmp/` by default.
+Packages from ELPA will be stored in a temporary directory by default.
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/try.el b/try.el
index 59ad59d..38840c2 100644
--- a/try.el
+++ b/try.el
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 (require 'url)
 
 (defvar try-tmp-dir (make-temp-file "try" t)
-  "The default place packages to try out is /tmp/.")
+  "A temporary directory for storing packages.")
 
 (defun try-raw-link-p (url)
   "Returns non-nil if this looks like an URL to a .el file."