diff --git a/src/vcpkg/vcpkgpaths.cpp b/src/vcpkg/vcpkgpaths.cpp
index 3f588c21..e6f2bbed 100644
--- a/src/vcpkg/vcpkgpaths.cpp
+++ b/src/vcpkg/vcpkgpaths.cpp
@@ -579,7 +579,8 @@ namespace vcpkg
                 if (!args.do_not_take_lock)
                 {
                     std::error_code ec;
-                    const auto vcpkg_root_file = root / ".vcpkg-root";
+                    fs.create_directories(Path{"/tmp/vcpkg"}, VCPKG_LINE_INFO);
+                    const auto vcpkg_root_file = Path{"/tmp/vcpkg"} / Hash::get_string_sha256(root.c_str());
                     if (args.wait_for_lock.value_or(false))
                     {
                         file_lock_handle = fs.take_exclusive_file_lock(vcpkg_root_file, ec);