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diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index ca7075a089..fbff9e8a7c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -1396,6 +1396,15 @@ including field and record folding.")))
(delete 'configure)
;; The default target is only needed for tests and built on demand.
(delete 'build)
+ (add-before 'check 'mount-tmp
+ ;; Use the provided workspace directory for test files.
+ ;; Otherwise, /tmp is used which is a mount namespace on /gnu/store.
+ ;; This speeds up the build when the host /tmp is a proper tmpfs or
+ ;; other fast filesystem, as opposed to /gnu which may be a HDD.
+ (lambda _
+ (let ((test-dir (string-append (getcwd) "/../test")))
+ (mkdir test-dir)
+ (setenv "TEST_TMPDIR" (canonicalize-path test-dir)))))
(add-before 'check 'disable-optimizations
(lambda _
;; Prevent the build from passing '-march=native' to the compiler.