diff --git a/.local/bin/lfub b/.local/bin/lfub
index 84dbe7ff4..28735943b 100755
--- a/.local/bin/lfub
+++ b/.local/bin/lfub
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ] || [ -n "$SSH_TTY" ]; then
 	command lf "$@"
 else
 	[ ! -d "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/lf" ] && mkdir --parents "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/lf"
-	export FIFO_UEBERZUG="$HOME/.cache/lf/ueberzug-$$"
+	export FIFO_UEBERZUG="/tmp/ueberzug-$$"
 	mkfifo "$FIFO_UEBERZUG"
 	ueberzug layer -s -p json <"$FIFO_UEBERZUG" &
 	exec 3>"$FIFO_UEBERZUG"