diff --git a/packages/api/core/src/api/package.ts b/packages/api/core/src/api/package.ts
index c098095955..da09e79252 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/src/api/package.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/src/api/package.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ export const listrPackage = (
             };
             packageOpts.quiet = true;
 
+            if (packageOpts.tmpdir === false) {
+              throw new Error('config.forge.packagerConfig.tmpdir is not supported to set false by Electron Forge');
+            }
+
             if (packageOpts.all) {
               throw new Error('config.forge.packagerConfig.all is not supported by Electron Forge');
             }