diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c
index 1b28a19b1b9..f54f2765c61 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.c
@@ -885,7 +885,15 @@ init_options(struct options *o, const bool init_gc)
 #ifdef _WIN32
     /* On Windows, find temp dir via environment variables */
     o->tmp_dir = win_get_tempdir();
-#else
+
+    if (!o->tmp_dir)
+    {
+        /* Error out if we can't find a valid temporary directory, which should
+         * be very unlikely. */
+        msg(M_USAGE, "Could not find a suitable temporary directory."
+            " (GetTempPath() failed).  Consider using --tmp-dir");
+    }
+#else  /* ifdef _WIN32 */
     /* Non-windows platforms use $TMPDIR, and if not set, default to '/tmp' */
     o->tmp_dir = getenv("TMPDIR");
     if (!o->tmp_dir)
diff --git a/src/openvpn/win32-util.c b/src/openvpn/win32-util.c
index 81e504a4221..c5e750503e1 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/win32-util.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/win32-util.c
@@ -147,4 +147,26 @@ win_safe_filename(const char *fn)
     }
     return true;
 }
+
+const char *
+win_get_tempdir(void)
+{
+    static char tmpdir[MAX_PATH];
+    WCHAR wtmpdir[MAX_PATH];
+
+    if (!GetTempPathW(_countof(wtmpdir), wtmpdir))
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wtmpdir, -1, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL) > sizeof(tmpdir))
+    {
+        msg(M_WARN, "Could not get temporary directory. Path is too long."
+            "  Consider using --tmp-dir");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wtmpdir, -1, tmpdir, sizeof(tmpdir), NULL, NULL);
+    return tmpdir;
+}
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
diff --git a/src/openvpn/win32-util.h b/src/openvpn/win32-util.h
index ac37979ff77..98bf74b9008 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/win32-util.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/win32-util.h
@@ -40,5 +40,8 @@ char *utf16to8(const wchar_t *utf16, struct gc_arena *gc);
 /* return true if filename is safe to be used on Windows */
 bool win_safe_filename(const char *fn);
 
+/* Find temporary directory */
+const char *win_get_tempdir(void);
+
 #endif /* OPENVPN_WIN32_UTIL_H */
 #endif /* ifdef _WIN32 */
diff --git a/src/openvpn/win32.c b/src/openvpn/win32.c
index e998d909aca..6b7ba5e4b77 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/win32.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/win32.c
@@ -1137,34 +1137,6 @@ set_win_sys_path_via_env(struct env_set *es)
     set_win_sys_path(buf, es);
 }
 
-
-const char *
-win_get_tempdir(void)
-{
-    static char tmpdir[MAX_PATH];
-    WCHAR wtmpdir[MAX_PATH];
-
-    if (!GetTempPathW(_countof(wtmpdir), wtmpdir))
-    {
-        /* Warn if we can't find a valid temporary directory, which should
-         * be unlikely.
-         */
-        msg(M_WARN, "Could not find a suitable temporary directory."
-            " (GetTempPath() failed).  Consider using --tmp-dir");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wtmpdir, -1, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL) > sizeof(tmpdir))
-    {
-        msg(M_WARN, "Could not get temporary directory. Path is too long."
-            "  Consider using --tmp-dir");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wtmpdir, -1, tmpdir, sizeof(tmpdir), NULL, NULL);
-    return tmpdir;
-}
-
 static bool
 win_block_dns_service(bool add, int index, const HANDLE pipe)
 {
diff --git a/src/openvpn/win32.h b/src/openvpn/win32.h
index 360596626df..aa8513b2270 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/win32.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/win32.h
@@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ char *get_win_sys_path(void);
 /* call self in a subprocess */
 void fork_to_self(const char *cmdline);
 
-/* Find temporary directory */
-const char *win_get_tempdir(void);
-
 bool win_wfp_block_dns(const NET_IFINDEX index, const HANDLE msg_channel);
 
 bool win_wfp_uninit(const NET_IFINDEX index, const HANDLE msg_channel);