diff --git a/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kayobe-version.yml b/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kayobe-version.yml
index b527fc5d8..b893d806f 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kayobe-version.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kayobe-version.yml
@@ -29,18 +29,28 @@
           register: kayobe_git_commit
           failed_when: kayobe_git_commit.stdout == ""
 
+        - name: Create a temporary directory to clone Kayobe into
+          ansible.builtin.tempfile:
+            state: directory
+          register: kayobe_temp_dir
+
         - name: Clone Kayobe
           ansible.builtin.git:
             repo: https://github.com/stackhpc/kayobe.git
-            dest: /tmp/kayobe-git
+            dest: "{{ kayobe_temp_dir.path }}/kayobe-git"
             version: stackhpc/{{ openstack_release }}
 
         - name: Get tag from Kayobe commit
           ansible.builtin.command:
             cmd: git describe --tags {{ kayobe_git_commit.stdout }}
-            chdir: /tmp/kayobe-git
+            chdir: "{{ kayobe_temp_dir.path }}/kayobe-git"
           register: kayobe_current_version
 
+        - name: Clean up temporary directory
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            state: absent
+            path: "{{ kayobe_temp_dir.path }}"
+
         - name: Get latest Kayobe version
           ansible.builtin.shell:
             cmd: set -o pipefail && grep -o kayobe@stackhpc\/.*$ {{ requirements_path }} | cut -d @ -f 2
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-kayobe-version-checks-d1fb3e09391e4a3e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-kayobe-version-checks-d1fb3e09391e4a3e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f185977a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-kayobe-version-checks-d1fb3e09391e4a3e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fix Kayobe version checks that were failing on multiuser
+    Ansible control hosts.