diff --git a/cmd/entrypoint/post_writer_test.go b/cmd/entrypoint/post_writer_test.go
index a0ce5c1fe1e..dba13f39219 100644
--- a/cmd/entrypoint/post_writer_test.go
+++ b/cmd/entrypoint/post_writer_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func TestRealPostWriter_WriteFileContent(t *testing.T) {
 				if _, err := os.Stat(tt.file); err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("Failed to create a file %q", tt.file)
 				}
-				b, err := os.ReadFile(tt.file)
+				b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(tt.file)
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("Failed to read the file %q", tt.file)
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/entrypoint/entrypointer_test.go b/pkg/entrypoint/entrypointer_test.go
index 6bca90389cc..df0fbfccf5b 100644
--- a/pkg/entrypoint/entrypointer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/entrypoint/entrypointer_test.go
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ func TestEntrypointerFailures(t *testing.T) {
 				fr = &fakeRunner{}
 			}
 			fpw := &fakePostWriter{}
+			terminationPath := "termination"
+			if terminationFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "termination"); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating temporary termination file: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				terminationPath = terminationFile.Name()
+				defer os.Remove(terminationFile.Name())
+			}
 			err := Entrypointer{
 				Entrypoint:      "echo",
 				WaitFiles:       c.waitFiles,
@@ -94,7 +101,7 @@ func TestEntrypointerFailures(t *testing.T) {
 				Waiter:          fw,
 				Runner:          fr,
 				PostWriter:      fpw,
-				TerminationPath: "termination",
+				TerminationPath: terminationPath,
 				Timeout:         &c.timeout,
 			}.Go()
 			if err == nil {