diff --git a/tools/iocsh.bash b/tools/iocsh.bash
index f65fc222a47bd7e6d08ac72840f1feeda4dfe7bb..1f268e3c692f090e4dc8101161a7874142fd0137 100755
--- a/tools/iocsh.bash
+++ b/tools/iocsh.bash
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ declare -r SC_TOP="${SC_SCRIPT%/*}"
 declare SC_VERSION="${E3_REQUIRE_VERSION}"
 declare STARTUP=""
 declare BASECODE=""
-declare -r TMP_PATH="/tmp/systemd-private-e3-iocsh"
+declare -r TMP_PATH="/tmp/systemd-private-e3-iocsh-$(whoami)"
 
 . ${SC_TOP}/iocsh_functions