diff --git a/doc/manual/Makefile b/doc/manual/Makefile
index b6a3760c0..501ef9e19 100644
--- a/doc/manual/Makefile
+++ b/doc/manual/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ IMAGES_TO_CLEAN = $(IMAGES_PNG_CONVERTED) $(IMAGES_PDF) $(IMAGES_EPS)
 %.eps : %.dia; $(DIA) -t eps $< -e $@
 %.png : %.dia; $(DIA) -t png $< -e $@
 %.png : %.eps; $(CONVERT) $< $@
-%.pdf : %.eps; $(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@; if test x$($@_width) != x; then TMPFILE=`mktemp`; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ $${TMPFILE} && mv $${TMPFILE} $@; fi
+%.pdf : %.eps;
+	$(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@
+	if test x$($@_width) != x; then ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ ; fi
 
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
diff --git a/doc/models/Makefile b/doc/models/Makefile
index e250c7b27..0a607ae26 100644
--- a/doc/models/Makefile
+++ b/doc/models/Makefile
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ IMAGES = $(IMAGES_EPS) $(IMAGES_PNG) $(IMAGES_PDF)
 %.eps : %.dia; $(DIA) -t eps $< -e $@
 %.png : %.dia; $(DIA) -t png $< -e $@
 %.png : %.eps; $(CONVERT) $< $@
-%.pdf : %.eps; $(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@; if test x$($@_width) != x; then TMPFILE=`mktemp`; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ $${TMPFILE} && mv $${TMPFILE} $@; fi
+%.pdf : %.eps
+	$(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@
+	if test x$($@_width) != x; then ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ ; fi
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS    =
diff --git a/doc/models/rescale-pdf.sh b/doc/models/rescale-pdf.sh
index f5bd5175e..aa775893b 100755
--- a/doc/models/rescale-pdf.sh
+++ b/doc/models/rescale-pdf.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+TMPDIR=/tmp
+
 TMPFILE=`mktemp`
 
 echo "\documentclass{book}
@@ -8,5 +10,5 @@ echo "\documentclass{book}
 \includepdf[width=${1},fitpaper]{${2}}
 \end{document}" >${TMPFILE}.tex
 pdflatex -output-directory /tmp ${TMPFILE}.tex >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
-cp /tmp/`basename ${TMPFILE}`.pdf ${3}
-
+cp ${TMPFILE}.pdf ${2}
+rm -f ${TMPFILE}{,.{tex,aux,log,pdf}}
diff --git a/src/antenna/doc/Makefile b/src/antenna/doc/Makefile
index e44d7166a..39b344b52 100644
--- a/src/antenna/doc/Makefile
+++ b/src/antenna/doc/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ IMAGES = $(IMAGES_EPS) $(IMAGES_PNG) $(IMAGES_PDF)
 %.eps : %.dia; $(DIA) -t eps $< -e $@
 %.png : %.dia; $(DIA) -t png $< -e $@
 %.png : %.eps; $(CONVERT) $< $@
-%.pdf : %.eps; $(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@; if test x$($@_width) != x; then TMPFILE=`mktemp`; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ $${TMPFILE} && mv $${TMPFILE} $@; fi
+%.pdf : %.eps
+	$(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@
+	if test x$($@_width) != x; then ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ ; fi
 
 GRAPHS_PNG = ${GRAPHS_EPS:.eps=.png}
 GRAPHS_PDF = ${GRAPHS_EPS:.eps=.pdf}
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ GRAPHS_PDF = ${GRAPHS_EPS:.eps=.pdf}
 GRAPHS = $(GRAPHS_EPS) $(GRAPHS_PNG) $(GRAPHS_PDF)
 
 %.png : %.eps; $(CONVERT) $< $@
-%.pdf : %.eps; $(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@; if test x$($@_width) != x; then TMPFILE=`mktemp`; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ $${TMPFILE} && mv $${TMPFILE} $@; fi
+%.pdf : %.eps
+	$(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@
+	if test x$($@_width) != x; then ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ ; fi
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS    =
diff --git a/src/antenna/doc/rescale-pdf.sh b/src/antenna/doc/rescale-pdf.sh
index 748d998ab..aa775893b 100755
--- a/src/antenna/doc/rescale-pdf.sh
+++ b/src/antenna/doc/rescale-pdf.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+TMPDIR=/tmp
+
 TMPFILE=`mktemp`
 
 echo "\documentclass{book}
@@ -8,5 +10,5 @@ echo "\documentclass{book}
 \includepdf[width=${1},fitpaper]{${2}}
 \end{document}" >${TMPFILE}.tex
 pdflatex -output-directory /tmp ${TMPFILE}.tex >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
-cp ${TMPFILE}.pdf ${3}
-
+cp ${TMPFILE}.pdf ${2}
+rm -f ${TMPFILE}{,.{tex,aux,log,pdf}}
diff --git a/src/buildings/doc/Makefile b/src/buildings/doc/Makefile
index 91d347559..a77c0c4ea 100644
--- a/src/buildings/doc/Makefile
+++ b/src/buildings/doc/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ IMAGES = $(IMAGES_EPS) $(IMAGES_PNG) $(IMAGES_PDF)
 %.eps : %.dia; $(DIA) -t eps $< -e $@
 %.png : %.dia; $(DIA) -t png $< -e $@
 %.png : %.eps; $(CONVERT) $< $@
-%.pdf : %.eps; $(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@; if test x$($@_width) != x; then TMPFILE=`mktemp`; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ $${TMPFILE} && mv $${TMPFILE} $@; fi
+%.pdf : %.eps
+	$(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@;
+	if test x$($@_width) != x; then ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ ; fi
 
 GRAPHS_PNG = ${GRAPHS_EPS:.eps=.png}
 GRAPHS_PDF = ${GRAPHS_EPS:.eps=.pdf}
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ GRAPHS_PDF = ${GRAPHS_EPS:.eps=.pdf}
 GRAPHS = $(GRAPHS_EPS) $(GRAPHS_PNG) $(GRAPHS_PDF)
 
 %.png : %.eps; $(CONVERT) $< $@
-%.pdf : %.eps; $(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@; if test x$($@_width) != x; then TMPFILE=`mktemp`; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ $${TMPFILE} && mv $${TMPFILE} $@; fi
+%.pdf : %.eps
+	$(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@
+	if test x$($@_width) != x; then ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ ; fi
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS    =
diff --git a/src/buildings/doc/rescale-pdf.sh b/src/buildings/doc/rescale-pdf.sh
index 748d998ab..aa775893b 100755
--- a/src/buildings/doc/rescale-pdf.sh
+++ b/src/buildings/doc/rescale-pdf.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+TMPDIR=/tmp
+
 TMPFILE=`mktemp`
 
 echo "\documentclass{book}
@@ -8,5 +10,5 @@ echo "\documentclass{book}
 \includepdf[width=${1},fitpaper]{${2}}
 \end{document}" >${TMPFILE}.tex
 pdflatex -output-directory /tmp ${TMPFILE}.tex >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
-cp ${TMPFILE}.pdf ${3}
-
+cp ${TMPFILE}.pdf ${2}
+rm -f ${TMPFILE}{,.{tex,aux,log,pdf}}
diff --git a/src/lte/doc/Makefile b/src/lte/doc/Makefile
index 86348ee58..ebad2a228 100644
--- a/src/lte/doc/Makefile
+++ b/src/lte/doc/Makefile
@@ -127,12 +127,18 @@ IMAGES = $(IMAGES_NOBUILD) $(IMAGES_BUILD)
 %.png : %.dia; $(DIA) -t png $< -e $@
 %.png : %.seqdiag; $(SEQDIAG) -Tpng -o $@ $< 
 %.png : %.eps; $(CONVERT) $< $@
-%.pdf : %.seqdiag; $(SEQDIAG) -Tpdf -o $@ $< ; if test x$($@_width) != x; then TMPFILE=`mktemp`; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ $${TMPFILE} && mv $${TMPFILE} $@; fi
-%.pdf : %.eps; $(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@; if test x$($@_width) != x; then TMPFILE=`mktemp`; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ $${TMPFILE} && mv $${TMPFILE} $@; fi
+%.pdf : %.seqdiag
+	$(SEQDIAG) -Tpdf -o $@ $<
+	if test x$($@_width) != x; then ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ ; fi
+%.pdf : %.eps
+	$(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@
+	if test x$($@_width) != x; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ ; fi
 
 
 %.png : %.eps; $(CONVERT) $< $@
-%.pdf : %.eps; $(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@; if test x$($@_width) != x; then TMPFILE=`mktemp`; ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ $${TMPFILE} && mv $${TMPFILE} $@; fi
+%.pdf : %.eps
+	$(EPSTOPDF) $< -o=$@
+	if test x$($@_width) != x; then ./rescale-pdf.sh $($@_width) $@ ; fi
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS    =
diff --git a/src/lte/doc/rescale-pdf.sh b/src/lte/doc/rescale-pdf.sh
index 748d998ab..aa775893b 100755
--- a/src/lte/doc/rescale-pdf.sh
+++ b/src/lte/doc/rescale-pdf.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+TMPDIR=/tmp
+
 TMPFILE=`mktemp`
 
 echo "\documentclass{book}
@@ -8,5 +10,5 @@ echo "\documentclass{book}
 \includepdf[width=${1},fitpaper]{${2}}
 \end{document}" >${TMPFILE}.tex
 pdflatex -output-directory /tmp ${TMPFILE}.tex >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
-cp ${TMPFILE}.pdf ${3}
-
+cp ${TMPFILE}.pdf ${2}
+rm -f ${TMPFILE}{,.{tex,aux,log,pdf}}