diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-toolsai.jupyter/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-toolsai.jupyter/default.nix
index ef1a5a4d49ec..9d157bb7b2e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-toolsai.jupyter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-toolsai.jupyter/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
     EOF
     }
     jq "$(print_jq_query)" ./package.json | sponge ./package.json
+    # Add a link from temp to /tmp so that the extension gets a writable
+    # directory to write to.
+    ln -s /tmp temp
   '';
 
   meta = {