diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_ops.cc b/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_ops.cc
index 435368fa5c5..ed5e9f7d5cf 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_ops.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_ops.cc
@@ -1571,25 +1571,37 @@ fs::path
 fs::temp_directory_path()
 {
   error_code ec;
-  path tmp = temp_directory_path(ec);
+  path p = fs::get_temp_directory_from_env(ec);
+  if (!ec)
+    {
+      auto st = status(p, ec);
+      if (!ec && !is_directory(st))
+	ec = std::make_error_code(std::errc::not_a_directory);
+    }
   if (ec)
-    _GLIBCXX_THROW_OR_ABORT(filesystem_error("temp_directory_path", ec));
-  return tmp;
+    {
+      if (p.empty())
+	_GLIBCXX_THROW_OR_ABORT(filesystem_error("temp_directory_path", ec));
+      else
+	_GLIBCXX_THROW_OR_ABORT(filesystem_error("temp_directory_path", p, ec));
+    }
+  return p;
 }
 
 fs::path
 fs::temp_directory_path(error_code& ec)
 {
   path p = fs::get_temp_directory_from_env(ec);
-  if (ec)
-    return p;
-  auto st = status(p, ec);
-  if (ec)
-    p.clear();
-  else if (!is_directory(st))
+  if (!ec)
     {
-      p.clear();
-      ec = std::make_error_code(std::errc::not_a_directory);
+      auto st = status(p, ec);
+      if (ec)
+	p.clear();
+      else if (!is_directory(st))
+	{
+	  p.clear();
+	  ec = std::make_error_code(std::errc::not_a_directory);
+	}
     }
   return p;
 }
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/ops.cc b/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/ops.cc
index 896a4918ace..ab84eb84594 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/ops.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/ops.cc
@@ -1326,25 +1326,32 @@ fs::path
 fs::temp_directory_path()
 {
   error_code ec;
-  path tmp = temp_directory_path(ec);
-  if (ec.value())
-    _GLIBCXX_THROW_OR_ABORT(filesystem_error("temp_directory_path", ec));
-  return tmp;
+  path p = fs::get_temp_directory_from_env(ec);
+  if (!ec)
+    {
+      auto st = status(p, ec);
+      if (!ec && !is_directory(st))
+	ec = std::make_error_code(std::errc::not_a_directory);
+    }
+  if (ec)
+    _GLIBCXX_THROW_OR_ABORT(filesystem_error("temp_directory_path", p, ec));
+  return p;
 }
 
 fs::path
 fs::temp_directory_path(error_code& ec)
 {
   path p = fs::get_temp_directory_from_env(ec);
-  if (ec)
-    return p;
-  auto st = status(p, ec);
-  if (ec)
-    p.clear();
-  else if (!is_directory(st))
+  if (!ec)
     {
-      p.clear();
-      ec = std::make_error_code(std::errc::not_a_directory);
+      auto st = status(p, ec);
+      if (ec)
+	p.clear();
+      else if (!is_directory(st))
+	{
+	  p.clear();
+	  ec = std::make_error_code(std::errc::not_a_directory);
+	}
     }
   return p;
 }
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/filesystem/operations/temp_directory_path.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/filesystem/operations/temp_directory_path.cc
index b4ef77f05e4..56bd7408c2d 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/filesystem/operations/temp_directory_path.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/filesystem/operations/temp_directory_path.cc
@@ -140,12 +140,17 @@ test04()
   VERIFY( r == fs::path() );
 
   std::error_code ec2;
+  std::string failed_path;
   try {
     fs::temp_directory_path();
   } catch (const fs::filesystem_error& e) {
     ec2 = e.code();
+    // On Windows the returned path will be in preferred form, i.e. using L'\\'
+    // and will have a trailing slash, so compare generic forms.
+    failed_path = e.path1().generic_string();
   }
   VERIFY( ec2 == ec );
+  VERIFY( failed_path.find(f.path.generic_string()) != std::string::npos );
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/experimental/filesystem/operations/temp_directory_path.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/experimental/filesystem/operations/temp_directory_path.cc
index c2945c90866..1772f9737c1 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/experimental/filesystem/operations/temp_directory_path.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/experimental/filesystem/operations/temp_directory_path.cc
@@ -141,12 +141,17 @@ test04()
   VERIFY( r == fs::path() );
 
   std::error_code ec2;
+  std::string failed_path;
   try {
     fs::temp_directory_path();
   } catch (const fs::filesystem_error& e) {
     ec2 = e.code();
+    // On Windows the returned path will be in preferred form, i.e. using L'\\'
+    // and will have a trailing slash, so compare generic forms.
+    failed_path = e.path1().generic_string();
   }
   VERIFY( ec2 == ec );
+  VERIFY( failed_path.find(f.path.generic_string()) != std::string::npos );
 }
 
 int
