diff --git a/mod/lesson/import.php b/mod/lesson/import.php
index 71af931060f..f9cb68ef170 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/import.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/import.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if ($data = $mform->get_data()) {
 
     $realfilename = $mform->get_new_filename('questionfile');
     //TODO: Leave all imported questions in Questionimport for now.
-    $importfile = "{$CFG->dataroot}/temp/questionimport/{$realfilename}";
+    $importfile = "{$CFG->tempdir}/questionimport/{$realfilename}";
     make_temp_directory('questionimport');
     if (!$result = $mform->save_file('questionfile', $importfile, true)) {
         throw new moodle_exception('uploadproblem');
diff --git a/question/import.php b/question/import.php
index 3750e752021..20b6c9a4c73 100644
--- a/question/import.php
+++ b/question/import.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if ($form = $import_form->get_data()) {
     // or one from the filesarea.
     $realfilename = $import_form->get_new_filename('newfile');
 
-    $importfile = "{$CFG->dataroot}/temp/questionimport/{$realfilename}";
+    $importfile = "{$CFG->tempdir}/questionimport/{$realfilename}";
     make_temp_directory('questionimport');
     if (!$result = $import_form->save_file('newfile', $importfile, true)) {
         throw new moodle_exception('uploadproblem');