diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
index e9f2aed9ffbea..3c8a0e40bf785 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ private[spark] object Utils extends Logging {
           maxAttempts + " attempts!")
       }
       try {
-        dir = new File(root, "spark-" + UUID.randomUUID.toString)
+        dir = new File(root, namePrefix + "-" + UUID.randomUUID.toString)
         if (dir.exists() || !dir.mkdirs()) {
           dir = null
         } else {