diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3c6b80a..9dfda0e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl MinidumperChild {
         } else {
             // We use a unique socket name because we don't share the crash reporter
             // processes between different instances of the app.
-            let socket_name = uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+            let socket_name = make_socket_name(uuid::Uuid::new_v4());
 
             std::env::current_exe()
                 .and_then(|current_exe| {
@@ -156,3 +156,17 @@ impl MinidumperChild {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub fn make_socket_name(session_id: uuid::Uuid) -> String {
+    if cfg!(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android")) {
+        format!("temp-socket-{}", session_id.simple())
+    } else {
+        // For platforms without abstract uds, put the pipe in the
+        // temporary directory so that the OS can clean it up, rather than
+        // polluting the cwd due to annoying file deletion problems,
+        // particularly on Windows
+        let mut td = std::env::temp_dir();
+        td.push(format!("temp-socket-{}", session_id.simple()));
+        td.to_string_lossy().to_string()
+    }
+}