diff --git a/ccollect b/ccollect
index f424f11..41f23c5 100755
--- a/ccollect
+++ b/ccollect
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ delete_from_file()
     [ $# -eq 1 ] && suffix="$1" && shift
     # dirs for deletion will be moved to this trash dir inside destination dir
     # - for fast mv operation
-    trash="$(mktemp -d "trash.XXXXXX")"
+    trash="$(mktemp -d ".trash.XXXXXX")"
     while read to_remove; do
         mv "${to_remove}" "${trash}" ||
             _exit_err "Moving ${to_remove} to ${trash} failed."