diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 6643c16..3258fa9 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -584,16 +584,10 @@
 		unsigned char sha1[20];
 		char *pack_tmp_name = NULL;
 
-		if (pack_to_stdout) {
+		if (pack_to_stdout)
 			f = sha1fd_throughput(1, "<stdout>", progress_state);
-		} else {
-			char tmpname[PATH_MAX];
-			int fd;
-			fd = odb_mkstemp(tmpname, sizeof(tmpname),
-					 "pack/tmp_pack_XXXXXX");
-			pack_tmp_name = xstrdup(tmpname);
-			f = sha1fd(fd, pack_tmp_name);
-		}
+		else
+			f = create_tmp_packfile(&pack_tmp_name);
 
 		offset = write_pack_header(f, nr_remaining);
 		if (!offset)