script/public-inbox-edit | 2 +-

diff --git a/script/public-inbox-edit b/script/public-inbox-edit
index 16d785294f49bcb79a62620af2a5548437ba508c..2e2c761620e154da65a395f6d9c6a12a756cb14f 100755
--- a/script/public-inbox-edit
+++ b/script/public-inbox-edit
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ }
 
 my $tmpl = 'public-inbox-edit-XXXXXX';
 foreach my $to_edit (values %$found) {
-	my ($edit_fh, $edit_fn) = tempfile($tmpl, TMPDIR => 1);
+	my ($edit_fh, $edit_fn) = tempfile($tmpl, TMPDIR => 1, UNLINK => 1);
 	$edit_fh->autoflush(1);
 	my ($ibx, $smsg) = @{$to_edit->[0]};
 	my $old_raw = $ibx->msg_by_smsg($smsg);