diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index ec50b40..22238b5 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -94,10 +94,12 @@ XTERN char const *origsuff;
 XTERN char const * TMPINNAME;
 XTERN char const * TMPOUTNAME;
 XTERN char const * TMPPATNAME;
+XTERN char const * TMPEDNAME;
 
 XTERN bool TMPINNAME_needs_removal;
 XTERN bool TMPOUTNAME_needs_removal;
 XTERN bool TMPPATNAME_needs_removal;
+XTERN bool TMPEDNAME_needs_removal;
 
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
 XTERN int debug;
diff --git a/src/patch.c b/src/patch.c
index 0fe6d72..30fa019 100644
--- a/src/patch.c
+++ b/src/patch.c
@@ -1999,6 +1999,7 @@ cleanup (void)
   remove_if_needed (TMPINNAME, &TMPINNAME_needs_removal);
   remove_if_needed (TMPOUTNAME, &TMPOUTNAME_needs_removal);
   remove_if_needed (TMPPATNAME, &TMPPATNAME_needs_removal);
+  remove_if_needed (TMPEDNAME, &TMPEDNAME_needs_removal);
   remove_if_needed (TMPREJNAME, &TMPREJNAME_needs_removal);
   output_files (NULL);
 }
diff --git a/src/pch.c b/src/pch.c
index 4fd5a05..3223a55 100644
--- a/src/pch.c
+++ b/src/pch.c
@@ -2392,7 +2392,6 @@ do_ed_script (char const *inname, char const *outname,
     file_offset beginning_of_this_line;
     size_t chars_read;
     FILE *tmpfp = 0;
-    char const *tmpname;
     int tmpfd;
     pid_t pid;
 
@@ -2404,12 +2403,13 @@ do_ed_script (char const *inname, char const *outname,
 	   invalid commands and treats the next line as a new command, which
 	   can lead to arbitrary command execution.  */
 
-	tmpfd = make_tempfile (&tmpname, 'e', NULL, O_RDWR | O_BINARY, 0);
+	tmpfd = make_tempfile (&TMPEDNAME, 'e', NULL, O_RDWR | O_BINARY, 0);
 	if (tmpfd == -1)
-	  pfatal ("Can't create temporary file %s", quotearg (tmpname));
+	  pfatal ("Can't create temporary file %s", quotearg (TMPEDNAME));
+	TMPEDNAME_needs_removal = true;
 	tmpfp = fdopen (tmpfd, "w+b");
 	if (! tmpfp)
-	  pfatal ("Can't open stream for file %s", quotearg (tmpname));
+	  pfatal ("Can't open stream for file %s", quotearg (TMPEDNAME));
       }
 
     for (;;) {
@@ -2484,7 +2484,6 @@ do_ed_script (char const *inname, char const *outname,
     }
 
     fclose (tmpfp);
-    safe_unlink (tmpname);
 
     if (ofp)
       {