diff --git a/build/generate-gitignores.go b/build/generate-gitignores.go
index 164af8f71e..1e09c83a6a 100644
--- a/build/generate-gitignores.go
+++ b/build/generate-gitignores.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&githubApiToken, "token", "", "github api token")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	file, err := os.CreateTemp(setting.TempDir(), prefix)
+	file, err := os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), prefix)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to create temp file. %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/build/generate-licenses.go b/build/generate-licenses.go
index 23236e32e1..66e1d37755 100644
--- a/build/generate-licenses.go
+++ b/build/generate-licenses.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/build/license"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&githubApiToken, "token", "", "github api token")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	file, err := os.CreateTemp(setting.TempDir(), prefix)
+	file, err := os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), prefix)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to create temp file. %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/repository/temp.go b/modules/repository/temp.go
index 9398b4c0cc..4a0ad24876 100644
--- a/modules/repository/temp.go
+++ b/modules/repository/temp.go
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ import (
 
 // localCopyPath returns the local repository temporary copy path.
 func localCopyPath() string {
-	return filepath.Join(setting.TempDir(), "local-repo")
+	if setting.Repository.Local.LocalCopyPath == "" {
+		return filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "local-repo")
+	} else if !filepath.IsAbs(setting.Repository.Local.LocalCopyPath) {
+		return filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), setting.Repository.Local.LocalCopyPath)
+	}
+	return setting.Repository.Local.LocalCopyPath
 }
 
 func CleanUpTemporaryPaths() {
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.go b/tests/test_utils.go
index 6f9592b204..e5caf6cb48 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.go
+++ b/tests/test_utils.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func InitTest(requireGitea bool) {
 
 	unittest.InitSettings()
 	setting.Repository.DefaultBranch = "master" // many test code still assume that default branch is called "master"
-	_ = util.RemoveAll(repo_module.LocalCopyPath())
+	repo_module.CleanUpTemporaryPaths()
 
 	if err := git.InitFull(context.Background()); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("git.InitOnceWithSync: %v", err)