diff --git a/go-selinux/label/label_stub_test.go b/go-selinux/label/label_stub_test.go
index 35be3cd..9742e6e 100644
--- a/go-selinux/label/label_stub_test.go
+++ b/go-selinux/label/label_stub_test.go
@@ -79,11 +79,12 @@ func TestCheckLabelCompile(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := FileLabel("/etc"); err != nil {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	if _, err := FileLabel(tmpDir); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := SetFileLabel("/etc", "foobar"); err != nil {
+	if err := SetFileLabel(tmpDir, "foobar"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/go-selinux/selinux_stub_test.go b/go-selinux/selinux_stub_test.go
index 4a08c75..80de011 100644
--- a/go-selinux/selinux_stub_test.go
+++ b/go-selinux/selinux_stub_test.go
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ func TestSELinuxStubs(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("SELinux enabled on non-linux.")
 	}
 
-	if _, err := FileLabel("/etc"); err != nil {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	if _, err := FileLabel(tmpDir); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := SetFileLabel("/etc", testLabel); err != nil {
+	if err := SetFileLabel(tmpDir, testLabel); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}