diff --git a/src/pylast/__init__.py b/src/pylast/__init__.py
index 1a24622..af426e2 100644
--- a/src/pylast/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pylast/__init__.py
@@ -421,9 +421,7 @@ class _Network:
         """
 
         if not file_path:
-            file = tempfile.TemporaryFile(prefix="pylast_tmp_")
-            file.close()
-            file_path = file.name
+            file_path = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="pylast_tmp_")
 
         self.cache_backend = _ShelfCacheBackend(file_path)