diff --git a/pkgs/games/minecraft/default.nix b/pkgs/games/minecraft/default.nix
index f71a0e4fd20e..7baabf5a43db 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/minecraft/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/minecraft/default.nix
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ in
 
     makeWrapper $out/opt/minecraft-launcher/minecraft-launcher $out/bin/minecraft-launcher \
       --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${envLibPath} \
-      --prefix PATH : ${stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [ jre ]}
+      --prefix PATH : ${stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [ jre ]} \
+      --run "cd /tmp" # Do not create `GPUCache` in current directory
   '';
 
   preFixup = ''