diff --git a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.hpp b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.hpp
index 393a6f5bf5..a9efcaccdc 100644
--- a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.hpp
+++ b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef CRASHCATCHER_H
 #define CRASHCATCHER_H
 
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <string>
 
 #if (defined(__APPLE__) || (defined(__linux) && !defined(ANDROID)) || (defined(__unix) && !defined(ANDROID))           \
diff --git a/components/debug/debugging.cpp b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
index cfd3b75ba2..e528f148c6 100644
--- a/components/debug/debugging.cpp
+++ b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
@@ -329,12 +329,13 @@ int wrapApplication(int (*innerApplication)(int argc, char* argv[]), int argc, c
         {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
             const std::string crashLogName = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(appName) + "-crash.dmp";
-            Crash::CrashCatcher crashy(argc, argv, Files::pathToUnicodeString(cfgMgr.getLogPath() / crashLogName));
+            Crash::CrashCatcher crashy(
+                argc, argv, Files::pathToUnicodeString(std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / crashLogName));
 #else
             const std::string crashLogName = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(appName) + "-crash.log";
-            // install the crash handler as soon as possible. note that the log path
-            // does not depend on config being read.
-            crashCatcherInstall(argc, argv, Files::pathToUnicodeString(cfgMgr.getLogPath() / crashLogName));
+            // install the crash handler as soon as possible.
+            crashCatcherInstall(
+                argc, argv, Files::pathToUnicodeString(std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / crashLogName));
 #endif
             ret = innerApplication(argc, argv);
         }