diff --git a/contrib/ee/ee.c b/contrib/ee/ee.c
index 072d26519f4..5576537f3fa 100644
--- a/contrib/ee/ee.c
+++ b/contrib/ee/ee.c
@@ -4431,6 +4431,7 @@ ispell_op(void)
 	}
 	(void)sprintf(template, "/tmp/ee.XXXXXXXX");
 	fd = mkstemp(template);
+	name = template;
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		wmove(com_win, 0, 0);
 		wprintw(com_win, create_file_fail_msg, name);