diff --git a/lisp/ob-clojure.el b/lisp/ob-clojure.el
index c90adf25b..43a069ce4 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-clojure.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-clojure.el
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ repl buffer."
 				       " "))))
     (case result-type
       (output (org-babel-eval cmd body))
-      (value (let* ((tmp-file (org-babel-temp-file "clojure-results-")))
+      (value (let* ((tmp-file (org-babel-temp-file "clojure-")))
 	       (org-babel-eval
 		cmd
 		(format
diff --git a/lisp/ob-octave.el b/lisp/ob-octave.el
index b25ab8a87..59f681954 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-octave.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-octave.el
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ value of the last statement in BODY, as elisp."
 	       org-babel-octave-shell-command)))
     (case result-type
       (output (org-babel-eval cmd body))
-      (value (let ((tmp-file (org-babel-temp-file "results-")))
+      (value (let ((tmp-file (org-babel-temp-file "octave-")))
 	       (org-babel-eval
 		cmd
 		(format org-babel-octave-wrapper-method body
diff --git a/lisp/ob-python.el b/lisp/ob-python.el
index f73da650d..c17275605 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-python.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-python.el
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ last statement in BODY, as elisp."
 	  (if (or (member "code" result-params) (member "pp" result-params))
 	      results
 	    (org-babel-python-table-or-string results)))
-	(let ((tmp-file (org-babel-temp-file "python-results-")))
+	(let ((tmp-file (org-babel-temp-file "python-")))
 	  (org-babel-comint-with-output
 	      (session org-babel-python-eoe-indicator t body)
 	    (let ((comint-process-echoes nil))