diff --git a/patches/patchinstall.sh b/patches/patchinstall.sh
index 6c8b4f6f..f10cc66b 100755
--- a/patches/patchinstall.sh
+++ b/patches/patchinstall.sh
@@ -2685,7 +2685,8 @@ fi
 # If autoupdate is enabled then create a tempfile to keep track of all patches
 if test "$enable_patchlist" -eq 1; then
 	if test "$enable_Staging" -eq 1; then
-		patchlist=$(mktemp)
+		# macOS 10.10 and prior do not allow mktemp with empty argument
+		patchlist=$(mktemp 2>/dev/null || mktemp -t tmp)
 		if test ! -f "$patchlist"; then
 			abort "Unable to create temporary file for patchlist."
 		fi
diff --git a/staging/patchinstall.sh.in b/staging/patchinstall.sh.in
index 529bf703..ed547633 100644
--- a/staging/patchinstall.sh.in
+++ b/staging/patchinstall.sh.in
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ patch_apply()
 # If autoupdate is enabled then create a tempfile to keep track of all patches
 if test "$enable_patchlist" -eq 1; then
 	if test "$enable_Staging" -eq 1; then
-		patchlist=$(mktemp)
+		# macOS 10.10 and prior do not allow mktemp with empty argument
+		patchlist=$(mktemp 2>/dev/null || mktemp -t tmp)
 		if test ! -f "$patchlist"; then
 			abort "Unable to create temporary file for patchlist."
 		fi