diff --git a/src/lib/elput/elput_evdev.c b/src/lib/elput/elput_evdev.c
index 028bf62af4..a83ebc10de 100644
--- a/src/lib/elput/elput_evdev.c
+++ b/src/lib/elput/elput_evdev.c
@@ -60,19 +60,16 @@ _keyboard_modifiers_update(Elput_Keyboard *kbd, Elput_Seat *seat)
 static int
 _keyboard_fd_get(off_t size)
 {
-   const char *path;
-   Eina_Tmpstr *fullname;
-   long flags;
    int fd = 0;
+   char *path;
    char tmp[PATH_MAX];
+   long flags;
+   Eina_Tmpstr *fullname;
+
+   if (!(path = getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")))
+     return -1;
 
-   Efl_Vpath_File *file_obj =
-     efl_vpath_manager_fetch(EFL_VPATH_MANAGER_CLASS, "(:run:)");
-   efl_vpath_file_do(file_obj);
-   efl_vpath_file_wait(file_obj);
-   path = efl_vpath_file_result_get(file_obj);
    snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s/elput-keymap-XXXXXX", path);
-   efl_del(file_obj);
 
    fd = eina_file_mkstemp(tmp, &fullname);
    if (fd < 0) return -1;