diff --git a/lib/directory.cpp b/lib/directory.cpp
index 9496f43..1ba6c37 100644
--- a/lib/directory.cpp
+++ b/lib/directory.cpp
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 #include <tmp/directory.hpp>
 
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <system_error>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 namespace {
 
 /// Creates a temporary directory with the given prefix in the system's
 /// temporary directory, and returns its path
 /// @param prefix   The prefix to use for the temporary file name
 /// @returns A path to the created temporary file
-/// @throws std::filesystem::filesystem_error if the temporary directory
-///                                           cannot be created
-std::filesystem::path create(std::string_view prefix) {
-    auto pattern = tmp::path::make_pattern(prefix);
+/// @throws fs::filesystem_error if the temporary directory cannot be created
+fs::path create(std::string_view prefix) {
+    std::string pattern = tmp::path::make_pattern(prefix);
     if (mkdtemp(pattern.data()) == nullptr) {
-        throw std::filesystem::filesystem_error(
-            "Cannot create temporary directory",
-            std::error_code(errno, std::system_category())
-        );
+        std::error_code ec = std::error_code(errno, std::system_category());
+        throw fs::filesystem_error("Cannot create temporary directory", ec);
     }
 
     return pattern;
@@ -28,8 +30,8 @@ namespace tmp {
 directory::directory(std::string_view prefix)
     : path(create(prefix)) {}
 
-std::filesystem::path directory::operator/(std::string_view source) const {
-    return static_cast<const std::filesystem::path&>(*this) / source;
+fs::path directory::operator/(std::string_view source) const {
+    return static_cast<const fs::path&>(*this) / source;
 }
 
 directory::~directory() noexcept = default;
diff --git a/lib/file.cpp b/lib/file.cpp
index 3ecdc78..8d1bcda 100644
--- a/lib/file.cpp
+++ b/lib/file.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #include <tmp/file.hpp>
 
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <system_error>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -9,15 +14,12 @@ namespace {
 /// temporary directory, and returns its path
 /// @param prefix   The prefix to use for the temporary file name
 /// @returns A path to the created temporary file
-/// @throws std::filesystem::filesystem_error if the temporary file
-///                                           cannot be created
-std::filesystem::path create(std::string_view prefix) {
-    auto pattern = tmp::path::make_pattern(prefix);
+/// @throws fs::filesystem_error if the temporary file cannot be created
+fs::path create(std::string_view prefix) {
+    std::string pattern = tmp::path::make_pattern(prefix);
     if (mkstemp(pattern.data()) == -1) {
-        throw std::filesystem::filesystem_error(
-            "Cannot create temporary file",
-            std::error_code(errno, std::system_category())
-        );
+        std::error_code ec = std::error_code(errno, std::system_category());
+        throw fs::filesystem_error("Cannot create temporary file", ec);
     }
 
     return pattern;
@@ -34,8 +36,8 @@ std::ofstream stream(const tmp::file& file, bool binary, bool append) noexcept {
         mode |= std::ios::binary;
     }
 
-    const std::filesystem::path& path = file;
-    return std::ofstream { path, mode };
+    const fs::path& path = file;
+    return std::ofstream(path, mode);
 }
 }    // namespace
 
diff --git a/lib/path.cpp b/lib/path.cpp
index 96b6e85..2a7b641 100644
--- a/lib/path.cpp
+++ b/lib/path.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #include <tmp/path.hpp>
 
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <system_error>
 #include <utility>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 namespace {
 
 /// Deletes the given path recursively, ignoring any errors
@@ -10,20 +13,24 @@ namespace {
 void remove(const tmp::path& path) noexcept {
     if (!path->empty()) {
         std::error_code ec;
-        std::filesystem::remove_all(path, ec);
+        fs::remove_all(path, ec);
     }
 }
 }    // namespace
 
 namespace tmp {
 
-path::path(path&& other) noexcept : underlying(std::move(other.underlying)) {
+path::path(fs::path path)
+    : underlying(std::move(path)) {}
+
+path::path(path&& other) noexcept
+    : underlying(std::move(other.underlying)) {
     other.underlying.clear();
 }
 
 path& path::operator=(path&& other) noexcept {
     remove(*this);
-    this->underlying = std::move(other.underlying);
+    underlying = std::move(other.underlying);
     other.underlying.clear();
     return *this;
 }
@@ -32,22 +39,18 @@ path::~path() noexcept {
     remove(*this);
 }
 
-path::operator const std::filesystem::path&() const noexcept {
-    return this->underlying;
+path::operator const fs::path&() const noexcept {
+    return underlying;
 }
 
-const std::filesystem::path* path::operator->() const noexcept {
-    return std::addressof(this->underlying);
-}
-
-path::path(std::filesystem::path path) : underlying(std::move(path)) {
+const fs::path* path::operator->() const noexcept {
+    return std::addressof(underlying);
 }
 
 std::string path::make_pattern(std::string_view prefix) {
-    const auto parent = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / prefix;
-    std::filesystem::create_directories(parent);
+    fs::path parent = fs::temp_directory_path() / prefix;
+    fs::create_directories(parent);
 
     return parent / "XXXXXX";
 }
-
 }    // namespace tmp