diff --git a/recipes/core/initfs/aarch64-unknown-redox/init.rc b/recipes/core/initfs/aarch64-unknown-redox/init.rc
index 3acd25801..e68ee532c 100644
--- a/recipes/core/initfs/aarch64-unknown-redox/init.rc
+++ b/recipes/core/initfs/aarch64-unknown-redox/init.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 export PATH /scheme/initfs/bin
-export TMPDIR /tmp
 export RUST_BACKTRACE 1
 nulld
 zerod
diff --git a/recipes/core/initfs/aarch64-unknown-redox/init.rc.raspi3bp b/recipes/core/initfs/aarch64-unknown-redox/init.rc.raspi3bp
index 5c7962c33..306364d0e 100644
--- a/recipes/core/initfs/aarch64-unknown-redox/init.rc.raspi3bp
+++ b/recipes/core/initfs/aarch64-unknown-redox/init.rc.raspi3bp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 export PATH /scheme/initfs/bin
-export TMPDIR /tmp
 export RUST_BACKTRACE 1
 nulld
 zerod
diff --git a/recipes/core/initfs/init.rc b/recipes/core/initfs/init.rc
index 6ccaeb609..b86e6d1f7 100644
--- a/recipes/core/initfs/init.rc
+++ b/recipes/core/initfs/init.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 export PATH /scheme/initfs/bin
-export TMPDIR /tmp
 export RUST_BACKTRACE 1
 nulld
 zerod