diff --git a/crates/runc-shim/src/synchronous/runc.rs b/crates/runc-shim/src/synchronous/runc.rs
index b8cf039..38f84f9 100644
--- a/crates/runc-shim/src/synchronous/runc.rs
+++ b/crates/runc-shim/src/synchronous/runc.rs
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ use shim::protos::protobuf::well_known_types::{Any, Timestamp};
 use shim::protos::protobuf::{CodedInputStream, Message, RepeatedField};
 use shim::protos::shim::oci::ProcessDetails;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "async"))]
-use shim::util::{
-    new_temp_console_socket, read_spec_from_file, write_options, write_runtime, IntoOption,
-};
+use shim::util::{read_spec_from_file, write_options, write_runtime, IntoOption};
 use shim::Console;
 use shim::{other, other_error};
 
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ impl Container for RuncContainer {
                 };
                 let terminal = process.common.stdio.terminal;
                 let socket = if terminal {
-                    let s = new_temp_console_socket().map_err(other_error!(e, ""))?;
+                    let s = ConsoleSocket::new()?;
                     exec_opts.console_socket = Some(s.path.to_owned());
                     Some(s)
                 } else {
@@ -456,7 +454,7 @@ impl InitProcess {
             .no_new_keyring(self.no_new_key_ring)
             .detach(false);
         let socket = if terminal {
-            let s = new_temp_console_socket().map_err(other_error!(e, ""))?;
+            let s = ConsoleSocket::new()?;
             create_opts.console_socket = Some(s.path.to_owned());
             Some(s)
         } else {
diff --git a/crates/runc/src/utils.rs b/crates/runc/src/utils.rs
index 95a9fb9..df52d02 100644
--- a/crates/runc/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/runc/src/utils.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ where
     path_to_string(abs_path_buf(path)?)
 }
 
-/// Fetches the value of environment variable "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", returning a temporary directory
-/// if the variable isn't set
+/// Returns a temp dir. If the environment variable "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" is set, return its value.
+/// Otherwise if `std::env::temp_dir()` failed, return current dir or return the temp dir depended on OS.
 fn xdg_runtime_dir() -> String {
     env::var("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| abs_string(env::temp_dir()).unwrap_or_else(|_| ".".to_string()))
diff --git a/crates/shim/src/asynchronous/console.rs b/crates/shim/src/asynchronous/console.rs
index 8348779..160f0ba 100644
--- a/crates/shim/src/asynchronous/console.rs
+++ b/crates/shim/src/asynchronous/console.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
    limitations under the License.
 */
 
-use std::env;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use log::warn;
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ use tokio::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::asynchronous::util::mkdir;
+use crate::util::xdg_runtime_dir;
 use crate::Error;
 use crate::Result;
 
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ pub struct ConsoleSocket {
 
 impl ConsoleSocket {
     pub async fn new() -> Result<ConsoleSocket> {
-        let dir = env::var("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
-            .map(|runtime_dir| format!("{}/pty{}", runtime_dir, Uuid::new_v4(),))?;
+        let dir = format!("{}/pty{}", xdg_runtime_dir(), Uuid::new_v4());
         mkdir(&dir, 0o711).await?;
         let file_name = Path::new(&dir).join("pty.sock");
         let listener = UnixListener::bind(&file_name).map_err(io_error!(
diff --git a/crates/shim/src/synchronous/console.rs b/crates/shim/src/synchronous/console.rs
index eaa8a1b..dde9228 100644
--- a/crates/shim/src/synchronous/console.rs
+++ b/crates/shim/src/synchronous/console.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@
 */
 
 use std::os::unix::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use log::warn;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::util::{mkdir, xdg_runtime_dir};
+use crate::Error;
+use crate::Result;
 
 pub struct ConsoleSocket {
     pub listener: UnixListener,
@@ -26,6 +31,22 @@ pub struct ConsoleSocket {
 }
 
 impl ConsoleSocket {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<ConsoleSocket> {
+        let dir = format!("{}/pty{}", xdg_runtime_dir(), Uuid::new_v4());
+        mkdir(&dir, 0o711)?;
+        let file_name = Path::new(&dir).join("pty.sock");
+        let listener = UnixListener::bind(&file_name).map_err(io_error!(
+            e,
+            "bind socket {}",
+            file_name.display()
+        ))?;
+        Ok(ConsoleSocket {
+            listener,
+            path: file_name,
+            rmdir: true,
+        })
+    }
+
     pub fn accept(&self) -> std::io::Result<UnixStream> {
         let (stream, _addr) = self.listener.accept()?;
         Ok(stream)
diff --git a/crates/shim/src/synchronous/util.rs b/crates/shim/src/synchronous/util.rs
index cb60579..ec8a6f9 100644
--- a/crates/shim/src/synchronous/util.rs
+++ b/crates/shim/src/synchronous/util.rs
@@ -14,21 +14,17 @@
    limitations under the License.
 */
 
-use std::env;
 use std::fs::{rename, File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
-use std::os::unix::net::UnixListener;
 use std::path::Path;
 
+use libc::mode_t;
 use log::warn;
 use nix::sys::stat::Mode;
-use nix::unistd::mkdir;
 use oci_spec::runtime::Spec;
-use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use containerd_shim_protos::shim::oci::Options;
 
-use crate::console::ConsoleSocket;
 use crate::util::{JsonOptions, OPTIONS_FILE_NAME, RUNTIME_FILE_NAME};
 use crate::Error;
 
@@ -118,21 +114,13 @@ pub fn read_spec_from_file(bundle: &str) -> crate::Result<Spec> {
     Spec::load(path).map_err(other_error!(e, "read spec file"))
 }
 
-pub fn new_temp_console_socket() -> crate::Result<ConsoleSocket> {
-    let dir = env::var("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
-        .map(|runtime_dir| format!("{}/pty{}", runtime_dir, Uuid::new_v4(),))?;
-    mkdir(Path::new(&dir), Mode::from_bits(0o711).unwrap())?;
-    let file_name = Path::new(&dir).join("pty.sock");
-    let listener = UnixListener::bind(file_name.as_path()).map_err(io_error!(
-        e,
-        "bind socket {}",
-        file_name.display()
-    ))?;
-    Ok(ConsoleSocket {
-        listener,
-        path: file_name,
-        rmdir: true,
-    })
+pub fn mkdir(path: impl AsRef<Path>, mode: mode_t) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    let path_buf = path.as_ref().to_path_buf();
+    if !path_buf.as_path().exists() {
+        let mode = Mode::from_bits(mode).ok_or_else(|| other!("invalid dir mode {}", mode))?;
+        nix::unistd::mkdir(path_buf.as_path(), mode)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// A helper to help remove temperate file or dir when it became useless
diff --git a/crates/shim/src/util.rs b/crates/shim/src/util.rs
index 9562ee0..b7c7e05 100644
--- a/crates/shim/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/shim/src/util.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
    limitations under the License.
 */
 
+use std::env;
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
@@ -155,6 +156,13 @@ pub fn any(event: impl Message) -> Result<Any> {
     Ok(any)
 }
 
+/// Returns a temp dir. If the environment variable "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" is set, return its value.
+/// Otherwise if `std::env::temp_dir()` failed, return current dir or return the temp dir depended on OS.
+pub(crate) fn xdg_runtime_dir() -> String {
+    env::var("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| env::temp_dir().to_str().unwrap_or(".").to_string())
+}
+
 pub trait IntoOption
 where
     Self: Sized,