diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 17786cb2..8e333ebe 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #include "protocols/FractionalScale.hpp"
 #include "protocols/PointerConstraints.hpp"
 
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 int handleCritSignal(int signo, void* data) {
     Debug::log(LOG, "Hyprland received signal {}", signo);
 
@@ -63,15 +66,11 @@ CCompositor::CCompositor() {
 
     setenv("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE", m_szInstanceSignature.c_str(), true);
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists("/tmp/hypr")) {
-        std::filesystem::create_directory("/tmp/hypr");
-        std::filesystem::permissions("/tmp/hypr", std::filesystem::perms::all | std::filesystem::perms::sticky_bit, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
-    }
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists("/tmp/hypr"))
+        mkdir("/tmp/hypr", S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO | S_ISVTX);
 
     const auto INSTANCEPATH = "/tmp/hypr/" + m_szInstanceSignature;
-    std::filesystem::create_directory(INSTANCEPATH);
-    std::filesystem::permissions(INSTANCEPATH, std::filesystem::perms::group_all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
-    std::filesystem::permissions(INSTANCEPATH, std::filesystem::perms::owner_all, std::filesystem::perm_options::add);
+    mkdir(INSTANCEPATH.c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG);
 
     Debug::init(m_szInstanceSignature);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/HookSystem.cpp b/src/plugins/HookSystem.cpp
index 5082f54c..7ae71726 100644
--- a/src/plugins/HookSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/HookSystem.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 
 CFunctionHook::CFunctionHook(HANDLE owner, void* source, void* destination) {
     m_pSource      = source;
@@ -138,10 +140,10 @@ CFunctionHook::SAssembly CFunctionHook::fixInstructionProbeRIPCalls(const SInstr
 
     const auto RANDOMDIR = "/tmp/hypr/" + g_pTokenManager->getRandomUUID();
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::create_directory(RANDOMDIR))
-        return {};
+    mkdir(RANDOMDIR.c_str(), S_IRWXU);
 
-    std::filesystem::permissions(RANDOMDIR, std::filesystem::perms::owner_all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(RANDOMDIR))
+        return {};
 
     std::ofstream ofs(RANDOMDIR + "/.hookcode.asm", std::ios::trunc);
     ofs << assemblyBuilder;