diff --git a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
index 9f68f51ca652..2d10def3fc00 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int out_format_is_json(void)
 
 static int get_stored_topology_info(int cpu, int *core_id, int *pkg_id, int *die_id)
 {
-	const char *pathname = "/tmp/isst_cpu_topology.dat";
+	const char *pathname = "/var/run/isst_cpu_topology.dat";
 	struct cpu_topology cpu_top;
 	FILE *fp;
 	int ret;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ err_ret:
 
 static void store_cpu_topology(void)
 {
-	const char *pathname = "/tmp/isst_cpu_topology.dat";
+	const char *pathname = "/var/run/isst_cpu_topology.dat";
 	FILE *fp;
 	int i;
 
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ static void store_cpu_topology(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	fprintf(stderr, "Caching topology information\n");
+
 	for (i = 0; i < topo_max_cpus; ++i) {
 		struct cpu_topology cpu_top;