diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Imaging/GraphicalFunctions.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Imaging/GraphicalFunctions.php
index 979e9bcfe1ee8fb812a53e245f645db701805774..d1cd4bb988c202b56bcacf69a525101ae6988845 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Imaging/GraphicalFunctions.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Imaging/GraphicalFunctions.php
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class GraphicalFunctions
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    public $tempPath = 'typo3temp/assets/';
+    public $tempPath = 'typo3temp/';
 
     /**
      * Prefix for relative paths. Used in "show_item.php" script. Is prefixed the output file name IN imageMagickConvert()