diff --git a/src/main/java/io/airlift/compress/v2/internal/NativeLoader.java b/src/main/java/io/airlift/compress/v2/internal/NativeLoader.java
index eaa8117e..793b3082 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/airlift/compress/v2/internal/NativeLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/airlift/compress/v2/internal/NativeLoader.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 public final class NativeLoader
 {
-    private static final File TEMP_DIR = new File(System.getProperty("aircompressor.tmpdir"), System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
+    private static final File TEMP_DIR = new File(System.getProperty("aircompressor.tmpdir", System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")));
     private static final MethodHandle LINKAGE_ERROR_CONSTRUCTOR;
 
     static {