diff --git a/buildscripts/_build_getopts.sh b/buildscripts/_build_getopts.sh
index 329d39ea4..113f9e526 100755
--- a/buildscripts/_build_getopts.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/_build_getopts.sh
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ while getopts ":d:p:m:h" ARG; do
     esac
 done
 
-BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR:-$(mktemp -ut swiftest_build.XXXXXXXX)}
-PREFIX=${PREFIX:-${ROOT_DIR}}
+BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR:-"${HOME}/Downloads"}
+PREFIX=${PREFIX:-"/usr/local"}
 DEPENDENCY_DIR=${DEPENDENCY_DIR:-${BUILD_DIR}}
 
 mkdir -p ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}