diff --git a/src/bin/efreet/efreet_desktop_cache_create.c b/src/bin/efreet/efreet_desktop_cache_create.c
index fe67da1fb4..2fc6e917d7 100644
--- a/src/bin/efreet/efreet_desktop_cache_create.c
+++ b/src/bin/efreet/efreet_desktop_cache_create.c
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     int lockfd = -1, tmpfd;
     int changed = 0;
     int i;
-    char path_name[PATH_MAX] = { '\0' };
-    Eina_Tmpstr *file = NULL;
-    Eina_Tmpstr *util_file = NULL;
+    char file[PATH_MAX] = { '\0' };
+    char util_file[PATH_MAX] = { '\0' };
+    mode_t um;
 
     if (!eina_init()) goto eina_error;
     _efreet_desktop_cache_log_dom =
@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (!efreet_init()) goto efreet_error;
 
     /* create homedir */
-    snprintf(path_name, sizeof(path_name), "%s/efreet", efreet_cache_home_get());
-    if (!ecore_file_exists(path_name))
+    snprintf(file, sizeof(file), "%s/efreet", efreet_cache_home_get());
+    if (!ecore_file_exists(file))
     {
-        if (!ecore_file_mkpath(path_name)) goto efreet_error;
-        efreet_setowner(path_name);
+        if (!ecore_file_mkpath(file)) goto efreet_error;
+        efreet_setowner(file);
     }
 
     /* lock process, so that we only run one copy of this program */
@@ -296,13 +296,21 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     /* create cache */
-    tmpfd = eina_file_mkstemp("efreet_desktop_cache_XXXXXX", &file);
+    snprintf(file, sizeof(file), "%s.XXXXXX", efreet_desktop_cache_file());
+    /* set secure umask for temporary files */
+    um = umask(0077);
+    tmpfd = mkstemp(file);
+    umask(um);
     if (tmpfd < 0) goto error;
     close(tmpfd);
     ef = eet_open(file, EET_FILE_MODE_READ_WRITE);
     if (!ef) goto error;
 
-    tmpfd = eina_file_mkstemp("efreet_desktop_util_cache_XXXXXX", &util_file);
+    snprintf(util_file, sizeof(util_file), "%s.XXXXXX", efreet_desktop_util_cache_file());
+    /* set secure umask for temporary files */
+    um = umask(0077);
+    tmpfd = mkstemp(util_file);
+    umask(um);
     if (tmpfd < 0) goto error;
     close(tmpfd);
     util_ef = eet_open(util_file, EET_FILE_MODE_READ_WRITE);
@@ -442,8 +450,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         printf("%c\n", c);
     }
 
-    eina_tmpstr_del(file);
-    eina_tmpstr_del(util_file);
     EINA_LIST_FREE(systemdirs, dir)
         eina_stringshare_del(dir);
     eina_list_free(extra_dirs);
@@ -455,8 +461,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     close(lockfd);
     return 0;
 error:
-    eina_tmpstr_del(file);
-    eina_tmpstr_del(util_file);
     IF_FREE(dir);
 edd_error:
     if (old_file_ids)
diff --git a/src/bin/efreet/efreetd.c b/src/bin/efreet/efreetd.c
index 414bb2cbf4..18fc500db1 100644
--- a/src/bin/efreet/efreetd.c
+++ b/src/bin/efreet/efreetd.c
@@ -26,22 +26,29 @@ quit(void)
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+   char path[PATH_MAX];
    FILE *log;
-   int fd;
+   mode_t um;
 
-   if (!eina_init()) return 1;
-
-   fd = eina_file_mkstemp("efreetd_XXXXXX", NULL);
-   if (fd < 0)
+   strcpy(path, "/tmp/efreetd_XXXXXX");
+   um = umask(0077);
+   if (mkstemp(path) < 0)
      {
-        EINA_LOG_ERR("mkstemp");
-        goto eina_error;
+        perror("mkstemp");
+        umask(um);
+        return 1;
+     }
+   umask(um);
+   if (chmod(path, 0700) < 0)
+     {
+        perror("chmod");
+        return 1;
      }
 
-   log = fdopen(fd, "wb");
-   if (!log)
-        goto eina_error;
+   log = fopen(path, "wb");
+   if (!log) return 1;
 
+   if (!eina_init()) return 1;
    eina_log_print_cb_set(eina_log_print_cb_file, log);
 
    efreetd_log_dom = eina_log_domain_register("efreetd", EFREETD_DEFAULT_LOG_COLOR);
@@ -84,7 +91,6 @@ ecore_error:
    if (efreetd_log_dom >= 0)
      eina_log_domain_unregister(efreetd_log_dom);
    efreetd_log_dom = -1;
-eina_error:
    eina_shutdown();
    return 1;
 }