--- groff-1.19.1.orig/contrib/groffer/groffer.sh
+++ groff-1.19.1/contrib/groffer/groffer.sh
@@ -3228,17 +3228,12 @@
   do
     if is_not_empty "$d"; then
       if obj d is_dir && obj d is_writable; then
-        _TMP_DIR="${d}/${_PROGRAM_NAME}${_PROCESS_ID}";
-        if obj _TMP_DIR is_dir; then
-	  rm -f "${_TMP_DIR}"/*;
+        _TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d "${d}/${_PROGRAM_NAME}.XXXXXX")"
+        if test $? = 0; then
           break;
         else
-          mkdir "${_TMP_DIR}";
-          if obj _TMP_DIR is_not_dir; then
-            _TMP_DIR='';
-	    continue;
-          fi;
-          break;
+          _TMP_DIR='';
+	  continue;
   	fi;
       fi;
       if obj _TMP_DIR is_not_writable; then