diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c
index 96119c48..effa8d0f 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.c
@@ -4149,8 +4149,17 @@ options_postprocess_filechecks(struct options *options)
     /* ** Config related ** */
     errs |= check_file_access_chroot(options->chroot_dir, CHKACC_FILE, options->client_config_dir,
                                      R_OK|X_OK, "--client-config-dir");
-    errs |= check_file_access_chroot(options->chroot_dir, CHKACC_FILE, options->tmp_dir,
-                                     R_OK|W_OK|X_OK, "Temporary directory (--tmp-dir)");
+
+    msg(M_WARN|M_NOPREFIX, "tmp_dir = '%s'", options->tmp_dir);
+    if (options->client_connect_script
+#ifdef ENABLE_PLUGIN
+        || options->plugin_list
+#endif /* ENABLE_PLUGIN */
+       )
+    {
+        errs |= check_file_access_chroot(options->chroot_dir, CHKACC_FILE, options->tmp_dir,
+                                         R_OK|W_OK|X_OK, "Temporary directory (--tmp-dir)");
+    }
 
     if (errs)
     {