diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/AbstractRunMojo.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/AbstractRunMojo.java
index 89c4d0516c71..72c18747cd81 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/AbstractRunMojo.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/AbstractRunMojo.java
@@ -460,7 +460,9 @@ private String escape(CharSequence content) {
 		}
 
 		static ArgFile create(CharSequence content) throws IOException {
-			ArgFile argFile = new ArgFile(Files.createTempFile("spring-boot-", ".argfile"));
+			Path tempFile = Files.createTempFile("spring-boot-", ".argfile");
+			tempFile.toFile().deleteOnExit();
+			ArgFile argFile = new ArgFile(tempFile);
 			argFile.write(content);
 			return argFile;
 		}