diff --git a/mlir/test/mlir-reduce/failure-test.sh b/mlir/test/mlir-reduce/failure-test.sh
index f5ddfb8fe9de..db6a4720d2d5 100755
--- a/mlir/test/mlir-reduce/failure-test.sh
+++ b/mlir/test/mlir-reduce/failure-test.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Tests for the keyword "failure" in the stderr of the optimization pass
-mlir-opt $1 -test-mlir-reducer > /tmp/stdout.$$ 2>/tmp/stderr.$$
 
-if [ $? -ne 0 ] && grep 'failure' /tmp/stderr.$$; then
+# Create temporary files that are automatically deleted after the script's
+# execution.
+stdout_file=$(mktemp /tmp/stdout.XXXXXX)
+stderr_file=$(mktemp /tmp/stderr.XXXXXX)
+
+# Tests for the keyword "failure" in the stderr of the optimization pass
+mlir-opt $1 -test-mlir-reducer > $stdout_file 2> $stderr_file
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] && grep 'failure' $stderr_file; then
   exit 1
   #Interesting behavior
 else