diff --git a/src/TaskRunner.js b/src/TaskRunner.js
index 82e6664e..2c625b6b 100644
--- a/src/TaskRunner.js
+++ b/src/TaskRunner.js
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ export default class TaskRunner {
   constructor(options = {}) {
     const { cache, parallel } = options;
     this.cacheDir =
-      cache === true ? findCacheDir({ name: 'terser-webpack-plugin' }) : cache;
+      cache === true
+        ? findCacheDir({ name: 'terser-webpack-plugin' }) || os.tmpdir()
+        : cache;
     // In some cases cpus() returns undefined
     // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/19022
     const cpus = os.cpus() || { length: 1 };