diff --git a/debian/conf/jellyfin b/debian/conf/jellyfin
index af460fe..9efe9b0 100644
--- a/debian/conf/jellyfin
+++ b/debian/conf/jellyfin
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ JELLYFIN_CONFIG_DIR="/etc/jellyfin"
 JELLYFIN_LOG_DIR="/var/log/jellyfin"
 JELLYFIN_CACHE_DIR="/var/cache/jellyfin"
 
+# temporary directory path; used to construct paths for short-lived temporary files
+# the old default was $JELLYFIN_CACHE_DIR/temp; use that to restore previous behaviour
+# otherwise, leave this commented
+#TEMPDIR="/tmp"
+
 # web client path, installed by the jellyfin-web package
 JELLYFIN_WEB_OPT="--webdir=/usr/share/jellyfin/web"