diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bce610b82f..d801c78b6e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -96,3 +96,5 @@ scripts/official-theme-art/__pycache__/
 *.exe
 *.exe~
 /relayfake
+
+/tools/acp-conformance/.scratch-*
diff --git a/tools/acp-conformance/conformance.test.mjs b/tools/acp-conformance/conformance.test.mjs
index e8494556fb..e0f5709c9b 100644
--- a/tools/acp-conformance/conformance.test.mjs
+++ b/tools/acp-conformance/conformance.test.mjs
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ describe("additional workspace roots", () => {
   it("accepts a folder outside the built-in write roots and lists it with the session", async () => {
     const a = await agent();
     const { mkdtempSync, realpathSync, rmSync } = await import("node:fs");
-    const { homedir } = await import("node:os");
     const { join } = await import("node:path");
-    const extra = realpathSync(mkdtempSync(join(homedir(), ".acp-conformance-")));
+    // The system temp directory is itself a write root and would be refused as an overlap.
+    const extra = realpathSync(mkdtempSync(join(import.meta.dirname, ".scratch-")));
     try {
       const { sessionId } = await a.conn.newSession({ cwd: a.work, mcpServers: [], additionalDirectories: [extra] });
       const listed = await a.conn.listSessions({ cwd: a.work });