diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers.bash b/tests/integration/helpers.bash
index 219ae81ed..e1092b4f6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/helpers.bash
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers.bash
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# bats-core v1.2.1 defines BATS_RUN_TMPDIR
+if [ -z "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR" ]; then
+	echo "bats >= v1.2.1 is required. Aborting." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 # Root directory of integration tests.
 INTEGRATION_ROOT=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$BASH_SOURCE")")
 
@@ -15,9 +21,9 @@ RECVTTY="${INTEGRATION_ROOT}/../../contrib/cmd/recvtty/recvtty"
 TESTDATA="${INTEGRATION_ROOT}/testdata"
 
 # Destinations for test containers.
-BUSYBOX_BUNDLE="$BATS_TMPDIR/busyboxtest"
-HELLO_BUNDLE="$BATS_TMPDIR/hello-world"
-DEBIAN_BUNDLE="$BATS_TMPDIR/debiantest"
+BUSYBOX_BUNDLE="$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/busyboxtest"
+HELLO_BUNDLE="$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/hello-world"
+DEBIAN_BUNDLE="$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/debiantest"
 
 # CRIU PATH
 CRIU="$(which criu 2>/dev/null || true)"
@@ -29,10 +35,10 @@ KERNEL_MINOR="${KERNEL_VERSION#$KERNEL_MAJOR.}"
 KERNEL_MINOR="${KERNEL_MINOR%%.*}"
 
 # Root state path.
-ROOT=$(mktemp -d "$BATS_TMPDIR/runc.XXXXXX")
+ROOT=$(mktemp -d "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/runc.XXXXXX")
 
 # Path to console socket.
-CONSOLE_SOCKET="$BATS_TMPDIR/console.sock"
+CONSOLE_SOCKET="$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/console.sock"
 
 # Check if we're in rootless mode.
 ROOTLESS=$(id -u)
@@ -423,17 +429,17 @@ function testcontainer() {
 
 function setup_recvtty() {
 	# We need to start recvtty in the background, so we double fork in the shell.
-	("$RECVTTY" --pid-file "$BATS_TMPDIR/recvtty.pid" --mode null "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" &) &
+	("$RECVTTY" --pid-file "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/recvtty.pid" --mode null "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" &) &
 }
 
 function teardown_recvtty() {
 	# When we kill recvtty, the container will also be killed.
-	if [ -f "$BATS_TMPDIR/recvtty.pid" ]; then
-		kill -9 $(cat "$BATS_TMPDIR/recvtty.pid")
+	if [ -f "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/recvtty.pid" ]; then
+		kill -9 $(cat "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/recvtty.pid")
 	fi
 
 	# Clean up the files that might be left over.
-	rm -f "$BATS_TMPDIR/recvtty.pid"
+	rm -f "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/recvtty.pid"
 	rm -f "$CONSOLE_SOCKET"
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/list.bats b/tests/integration/list.bats
index fc70dd880..1ebb77c1e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/list.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/list.bats
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function setup() {
 	unset ALT_ROOT
 	teardown
 	setup_busybox
-	ALT_ROOT=$(mktemp -d "$BATS_TMPDIR/runc-2.XXXXXX")
+	ALT_ROOT=$(mktemp -d "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/runc-2.XXXXXX")
 }
 
 function teardown() {
diff --git a/tests/integration/root.bats b/tests/integration/root.bats
index 623bd845e..127e5a9ab 100644
--- a/tests/integration/root.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/root.bats
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function setup() {
 	unset ALT_ROOT
 	teardown
 	setup_busybox
-	ALT_ROOT=$(mktemp -d "$BATS_TMPDIR/runc-2.XXXXXX")
+	ALT_ROOT=$(mktemp -d "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/runc-2.XXXXXX")
 }
 
 function teardown() {
diff --git a/tests/integration/update.bats b/tests/integration/update.bats
index 013194d1e..dd0adea72 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/update.bats
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 load helpers
 
 function teardown() {
-	rm -f "$BATS_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json
+	rm -f "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json
 	teardown_running_container test_update
 	teardown_running_container test_update_rt
 	teardown_busybox
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ EOF
 	check_systemd_value "TasksMax" 10
 
 	# reset to initial test value via json file
-	cat <<EOF >"$BATS_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json
+	cat <<EOF >"$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json
 {
   "memory": {
     "limit": 33554432,
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ EOF
 }
 EOF
 
-	runc update -r "$BATS_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json test_update
+	runc update -r "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json test_update
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 	check_cgroup_value "cpuset.cpus" 0
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ EOF
 	check_cpu_quota -1 100000 "infinity"
 
 	# reset to initial test value via json file
-	cat <<EOF >"$BATS_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json
+	cat <<EOF >"$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json
 {
   "cpu": {
     "shares": 100,
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ EOF
 EOF
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 
-	runc update -r "$BATS_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json test_update
+	runc update -r "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR"/runc-cgroups-integration-test.json test_update
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 	check_cpu_quota 500000 1000000 "500ms"
 	check_cpu_shares 100
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ EOF
 	update_config '.process.args |= ["sh", "-c", "while true; do echo >/dev/null; done"]'
 
 	# Set up a temporary console socket and recvtty so we can get the stdio.
-	TMP_RECVTTY_DIR="$(mktemp -d "$BATS_TMPDIR/runc-tmp-recvtty.XXXXXX")"
+	TMP_RECVTTY_DIR="$(mktemp -d "$BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/runc-tmp-recvtty.XXXXXX")"
 	TMP_RECVTTY_PID="$TMP_RECVTTY_DIR/recvtty.pid"
 	TMP_CONSOLE_SOCKET="$TMP_RECVTTY_DIR/console.sock"
 	CONTAINER_OUTPUT="$TMP_RECVTTY_DIR/output"