diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsPlatform.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsPlatform.cs
index c6ac57070cb..4e572586c98 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsPlatform.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsPlatform.cs
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ public enum XDG_Type
             DEFAULT
         }
 
+        private static string s_tempHomeDir = null;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Function for choosing directory location of PowerShell for profile loading.
         /// </summary>
@@ -252,7 +254,8 @@ public static string SelectProductNameForDirectory(Platform.XDG_Type dirpath)
             string envHome = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(CommonEnvVariableNames.Home);
             if (envHome == null)
             {
-                envHome = GetTemporaryDirectory();
+                s_tempHomeDir ??= GetTemporaryDirectory();
+                envHome = s_tempHomeDir;
             }
 
             string xdgConfigHomeDefault = Path.Combine(envHome, ".config", "powershell");