diff --git a/assets/overlays/samba/generated/standalone/controller.yaml b/assets/overlays/samba/generated/standalone/controller.yaml
index d96270159..74e788f29 100644
--- a/assets/overlays/samba/generated/standalone/controller.yaml
+++ b/assets/overlays/samba/generated/standalone/controller.yaml
@@ -265,5 +265,6 @@ spec:
       - name: metrics-serving-cert
         secret:
           secretName: smb-csi-driver-controller-metrics-serving-cert
-      - emptyDir: {}
+      - emptyDir:
+          medium: Memory
         name: tmp-dir
diff --git a/assets/overlays/samba/generated/standalone/node.yaml b/assets/overlays/samba/generated/standalone/node.yaml
index bb86c0a35..3c3639b48 100644
--- a/assets/overlays/samba/generated/standalone/node.yaml
+++ b/assets/overlays/samba/generated/standalone/node.yaml
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ spec:
       - name: metrics-serving-cert
         secret:
           secretName: smb-csi-driver-node-metrics-serving-cert
-      - emptyDir: {}
+      - emptyDir:
+          medium: Memory
         name: tmp-dir
   updateStrategy:
     rollingUpdate:
diff --git a/assets/overlays/samba/patches/controller_add_driver.yaml b/assets/overlays/samba/patches/controller_add_driver.yaml
index 2e868cf6f..dc3ae416f 100644
--- a/assets/overlays/samba/patches/controller_add_driver.yaml
+++ b/assets/overlays/samba/patches/controller_add_driver.yaml
@@ -80,4 +80,5 @@ spec:
         - name: socket-dir
           emptyDir: {}
         - name: tmp-dir
-          emptyDir: {}
+          emptyDir:
+            medium: Memory
diff --git a/assets/overlays/samba/patches/node_add_driver.yaml b/assets/overlays/samba/patches/node_add_driver.yaml
index 8ace497dc..132cb1e83 100644
--- a/assets/overlays/samba/patches/node_add_driver.yaml
+++ b/assets/overlays/samba/patches/node_add_driver.yaml
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ spec:
           terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       volumes:
         - name: tmp-dir
-          emptyDir: {}
+          emptyDir:
+            medium: Memory