Index: llvm/utils/lit/lit/main.py
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--- llvm/utils/lit/lit/main.py
+++ llvm/utils/lit/lit/main.py
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@
     tmp_dir = None
     if 'LIT_PRESERVES_TMP' not in os.environ:
         import tempfile
-        tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='lit_tmp_')
+        # z/OS linker does not support '_' in paths, so use '-'.
+        tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='lit-tmp-')
         tmp_dir_envs = {k: tmp_dir for k in ['TMP', 'TMPDIR', 'TEMP', 'TEMPDIR']}
         os.environ.update(tmp_dir_envs)
         for cfg in {t.config for t in run.tests}: