diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_fortran.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_fortran.sh
index b2541a48d..042f4a668 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_fortran.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_fortran.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ fLog=${label}".log"
 rm -f $fLog
 
 tempBufr=outfile.bufr
+tempDir=${label}.dir
+mkdir -p $tempDir
 
 bufr_files=`cat ${data_dir}/bufr/bufr_data_files.txt`
 
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ if command -v pkg-config >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   fi
 fi
 
+cd $tempDir
+
 for file in ${bufr_files}
 do
   tempSrc=$label.$file.f90