1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/basic/tmpfile-util.c b/src/basic/tmpfile-util.c
index bc92d6a6de..260443a1d6 100644
--- a/src/basic/tmpfile-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/tmpfile-util.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdio_ext.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include "alloc-util.h"
@@ -37,6 +39,9 @@ int fopen_temporary(const char *path, FILE **_f, char **_temp_path) {
                 return -errno;
         }
 
+        /* This assumes that returned FILE object is short-lived and used within the same single-threaded
+         * context and never shared externally, hence locking is not necessary. */
+
         f = fdopen(fd, "w");
         if (!f) {
                 unlink_noerrno(t);
@@ -45,6 +50,8 @@ int fopen_temporary(const char *path, FILE **_f, char **_temp_path) {
                 return -errno;
         }
 
+        (void) __fsetlocking(f, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
+
         *_f = f;
         *_temp_path = t;