diff --git a/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/io/FileMatchersTest.java b/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/io/FileMatchersTest.java
index 80a90e48..8a434d20 100644
--- a/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/io/FileMatchersTest.java
+++ b/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/io/FileMatchersTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.core.IsEqual.equalTo;
 
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ public class FileMatchersTest extends AbstractMatcherTest {
 
     @Override
     protected void setUp() throws IOException {
-        directory = File.createTempFile("myDir", "");
-        assertTrue("deleting " + directory, directory.delete());
-        assertTrue("mkdir " + directory, directory.mkdirs());
+        directory = Files.createTempDirectory("myDir").toFile();
+        assertTrue("deleting " + directory, true);
+        assertTrue("mkdir " + directory, true);
 
         file = new File(directory, "myFile");
         file.createNewFile();