diff --git a/ci/macos-presubmit.sh b/ci/macos-presubmit.sh
index 63cf81484..12c8d2bd9 100644
--- a/ci/macos-presubmit.sh
+++ b/ci/macos-presubmit.sh
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ fi
 
 # Use Bazel Vendor mode to reduce reliance on external dependencies.
 if [[ ${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR:-} ]] && [[ -f "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/distdir/googletest_vendor.tar.gz" ]]; then
-  tar -xf "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/distdir/googletest_vendor.tar.gz" -C "${TMP}/"
-  BAZEL_EXTRA_ARGS="--vendor_dir=\"${TMP}/googletest_vendor\" ${BAZEL_EXTRA_ARGS:-}"
+  tar -xf "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/distdir/googletest_vendor.tar.gz" -C "${HOME}/"
+  BAZEL_EXTRA_ARGS="--vendor_dir=${HOME}/googletest_vendor ${BAZEL_EXTRA_ARGS:-}"
 fi
 
 cd ${GTEST_ROOT}