diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py b/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
index 76390c76f11..d0dd71e860f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tarfile.py
@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@
 def md5sum(data):
     return md5(data).hexdigest()
 
-def path(path):
-    return support.findfile(path)
-
-TEMPDIR = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "test_tarfile_tmp")
-tarname = path("testtar.tar")
+TEMPDIR = os.path.abspath(support.TESTFN)
+tarname = support.findfile("testtar.tar")
 gzipname = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "testtar.tar.gz")
 bz2name = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "testtar.tar.bz2")
 tmpname = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, "tmp.tar")
@@ -1146,8 +1143,7 @@ def test_partial_input_bz2(self):
 
 
 def test_main():
-    if not os.path.exists(TEMPDIR):
-        os.mkdir(TEMPDIR)
+    os.makedirs(TEMPDIR)
 
     tests = [
         UstarReadTest,
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5a90269c7c0..e4791cff803 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ Extension Modules
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #7295: Do not use a hardcoded file name in test_tarfile.
+
 - Issue #7270: Add some dedicated unit tests for multi-thread synchronization
   primitives such as Lock, RLock, Condition, Event and Semaphore.