diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/debug/SkiaCapture.cpp b/libs/renderengine/skia/debug/SkiaCapture.cpp
index b21b01c..48dc77e 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/debug/SkiaCapture.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/debug/SkiaCapture.cpp
@@ -31,14 +31,17 @@
 #include "SkRect.h"
 #include "SkTypeface.h"
 #include "src/utils/SkMultiPictureDocument.h"
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 namespace android {
 namespace renderengine {
 namespace skia {
 
 // The root of the filename to write a recorded SKP to. In order for this file to
-// be written to /data/user/, user must run 'adb shell setenforce 0' on the device.
-static const std::string CAPTURED_FILENAME_BASE = "/data/user/re_skiacapture";
+// be written, user must run 'adb shell setenforce 0' on the device. Note: This
+// is handled by record.sh. FIXME(b/296282988): With updated selinux policies,
+// 'adb shell setenforce 0' should be unnecessary.
+static const std::string CAPTURED_FILE_DIR = "/data/misc/mskps";
 
 SkiaCapture::~SkiaCapture() {
     mTimer.stop();
@@ -169,11 +172,12 @@
     ATRACE_CALL();
     ALOGD("Set up multi-frame capture, ms = %llu", mTimerInterval.count());
     base::SetProperty(PROPERTY_DEBUG_RENDERENGINE_CAPTURE_FILENAME, "");
-    const std::scoped_lock lock(mMutex);
 
-    // Attach a timestamp to the file.
+    mkdir(CAPTURED_FILE_DIR.c_str(), 0700);
+
+    const std::scoped_lock lock(mMutex);
     mCaptureFile.clear();
-    base::StringAppendF(&mCaptureFile, "%s_%lld.mskp", CAPTURED_FILENAME_BASE.c_str(),
+    base::StringAppendF(&mCaptureFile, "%s/re_skiacapture_%lld.mskp", CAPTURED_FILE_DIR.c_str(),
                         std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());
     auto stream = std::make_unique<SkFILEWStream>(mCaptureFile.c_str());
     // We own this stream and need to hold it until close() finishes.
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/debug/record.sh b/libs/renderengine/skia/debug/record.sh
index c818c40..88d8b09 100755
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/debug/record.sh
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/debug/record.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 # There is no guarantee that at least one frame passed through renderengine during that time
 # but as far as I know it always at least writes a 0-byte file with a new name, unless it crashes
 # the process it is recording.
-# /data/user/re_skiacapture_56204430551705.mskp
 
 spin() {
     case "$spin" in