1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/android/HostInfoAndroid.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/android/HostInfoAndroid.cpp
index 3fa50ec8ddf..a5695f686a3 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Host/android/HostInfoAndroid.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/android/HostInfoAndroid.cpp
@@ -91,14 +91,11 @@ HostInfoAndroid::ResolveLibraryPath(const std::string& module_path, const ArchSp
 bool
 HostInfoAndroid::ComputeTempFileBaseDirectory(FileSpec &file_spec)
 {
-    bool success = HostInfoLinux::ComputeTempFileBaseDirectory(file_spec);
+    if (HostInfoLinux::ComputeTempFileBaseDirectory(file_spec))
+        return true;
 
-    // On Android, there is no path which is guaranteed to be writable. If the user has not
-    // provided a path via an environment variable, the generic algorithm will deduce /tmp, which
-    // is plain wrong. In that case we have an invalid directory, we substitute the path with
-    // /data/local/tmp, which is correct at least in some cases (i.e., when running as shell user).
-    if (!success || !file_spec.Exists())
-        file_spec = FileSpec("/data/local/tmp", false);
-
-    return file_spec.Exists();
+    // If the default mechanism for computing the temp directory failed then
+    // fall back to /data/local/tmp
+    file_spec = FileSpec("/data/local/tmp", false);
+    return true;
 }