diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
index 7cd31ede9..1fc2273d4 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const (
 	emptyUID         = "-1"
 )
 
-var tmpDir = os.TempDir() + "/nginx"
+var tmpDir = os.TempDir() + "/nginx/"
 
 // NewNGINXController creates a new NGINX Ingress controller.
 func NewNGINXController(config *Configuration, mc metric.Collector) *NGINXController {