diff --git a/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs b/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs
index 1f872714f09..040e18faa42 100644
--- a/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::iter;
 use std::path::{MAIN_SEPARATOR, Path, PathBuf};
 
-#[cfg(unix)]
 use std::fs;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::os::unix::prelude::PermissionsExt;
@@ -435,7 +434,27 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     } else {
         res
     };
-    println_verbatim(res?).map_err_context(|| translate!("mktemp-error-failed-print"))
+    let path = res?;
+    match println_verbatim(&path) {
+        Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+        Err(e) => {
+            // We created the temporary file or directory but failed to print
+            // its name to stdout. Since the caller will never learn the name,
+            // the entry is unreachable, so remove it to match GNU mktemp.
+            // The tempfile builder's automatic cleanup was disabled via
+            // `keep()`, so removal must be done manually here. This is
+            // best-effort: if removal fails, still report the original
+            // print error.
+            if !dry_run {
+                let _ = if make_dir {
+                    fs::remove_dir(&path)
+                } else {
+                    fs::remove_file(&path)
+                };
+            }
+            Err(e).map_err_context(|| translate!("mktemp-error-failed-print"))
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
index 0fa2896bb6f..a49926dfc92 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
@@ -1209,3 +1209,42 @@ fn test_mktemp_hidden_file_single_dot() {
         template_name.len()
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn test_mktemp_cleanup_on_write_error() {
+    use std::fs::{File, read_dir};
+
+    // Simulate a write failure by directing stdout to /dev/full (Linux only).
+    // Skip if /dev/full is unavailable, mirroring the GNU test's guard.
+    let Ok(dev_full) = File::create("/dev/full") else {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    // Case 1: a temporary file is created, but printing its name fails.
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.mkdir("d");
+    ucmd.arg("-p")
+        .arg("d")
+        .set_stdout(dev_full.try_clone().unwrap())
+        .fails()
+        .code_is(1);
+    assert!(
+        read_dir(at.plus("d")).unwrap().next().is_none(),
+        "mktemp left an orphaned temp file after a write error"
+    );
+
+    // Case 2: a temporary directory is created, but printing its name fails.
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.mkdir("d");
+    ucmd.arg("-p")
+        .arg("d")
+        .arg("-d")
+        .set_stdout(dev_full)
+        .fails()
+        .code_is(1);
+    assert!(
+        read_dir(at.plus("d")).unwrap().next().is_none(),
+        "mktemp left an orphaned temp directory after a write error"
+    );
+}