diff --git a/core/autogen_test_config.mk b/core/autogen_test_config.mk
index 798dd5f5b5..137b1185ab 100644
--- a/core/autogen_test_config.mk
+++ b/core/autogen_test_config.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 #   autogen_test_config_file: Path to the test config file generated.
 
 autogen_test_config_file := $(dir $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE))$(LOCAL_MODULE).config
-autogen_test_install_base := /data/local/tests/unrestricted
+# TODO: (b/167308193) Switch to /data/local/tests/unrestricted as the default install base.
+autogen_test_install_base := /data/local/tmp
 # Automatically setup test root for native test.
 ifeq (true,$(is_native))
   ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE))
diff --git a/core/native_benchmark_test_config_template.xml b/core/native_benchmark_test_config_template.xml
index 8a89241a59..d1f01996bd 100644
--- a/core/native_benchmark_test_config_template.xml
+++ b/core/native_benchmark_test_config_template.xml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.PushFilePreparer">
         <option name="cleanup" value="true" />
-        <option name="push" value="{MODULE}->/data/local/tests/unrestricted/{MODULE}" />
+        <option name="push" value="{MODULE}->/data/local/tmp/{MODULE}" />
     </target_preparer>
     <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.GoogleBenchmarkTest" >
-        <option name="native-benchmark-device-path" value="/data/local/tests/unrestricted" />
+        <option name="native-benchmark-device-path" value="/data/local/tmp" />
         <option name="benchmark-module-name" value="{MODULE}" />
     </test>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/core/rust_device_benchmark_config_template.xml b/core/rust_device_benchmark_config_template.xml
index a117fc4601..2055df2096 100644
--- a/core/rust_device_benchmark_config_template.xml
+++ b/core/rust_device_benchmark_config_template.xml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 <configuration description="Config to run {MODULE} rust benchmark tests.">
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.PushFilePreparer">
         <option name="cleanup" value="false" />
-        <option name="push" value="{MODULE}->/data/local/tests/unrestricted/{MODULE}" />
+        <option name="push" value="{MODULE}->/data/local/tmp/{MODULE}" />
     </target_preparer>
 
     <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.rust.RustBinaryTest" >
-        <option name="test-device-path" value="/data/local/tests/unrestricted" />
+        <option name="test-device-path" value="/data/local/tmp" />
         <option name="module-name" value="{MODULE}" />
         <option name="is-benchmark" value="true" />
     </test>
diff --git a/core/rust_device_test_config_template.xml b/core/rust_device_test_config_template.xml
index 536f57e757..9429d386ac 100644
--- a/core/rust_device_test_config_template.xml
+++ b/core/rust_device_test_config_template.xml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 <configuration description="Config to run {MODULE} device tests.">
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.PushFilePreparer">
         <option name="cleanup" value="true" />
-        <option name="push" value="{MODULE}->/data/local/tests/unrestricted/{MODULE}" />
+        <option name="push" value="{MODULE}->/data/local/tmp/{MODULE}" />
     </target_preparer>
 
     <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.rust.RustBinaryTest" >
-        <option name="test-device-path" value="/data/local/tests/unrestricted" />
+        <option name="test-device-path" value="/data/local/tmp" />
         <option name="module-name" value="{MODULE}" />
     </test>
 </configuration>