Local filesystem failes with fs.defaultFS (file:/tmp) is not supported

I0619 07:25:34.034348 13157 status.cc:125] Currently configured default filesystem: ProxyLocalFileSystem. fs.defaultFS (file:/tmp) is not supported.
    @          0x18a01f9  impala::Status::Status()
    @          0x1dd30b6  impala::Frontend::ValidateSettings()
    @          0x1dee2aa  impala::ImpalaServer::ImpalaServer()
    @          0x1dea8db  ImpaladMain()
    @          0x185c380  main
    @     0x7f373f829c05  __libc_start_main
    @          0x185c1f1  (unknown)
E0619 07:25:34.034366 13157 impala-server.cc:286] Currently configured default filesystem: ProxyLocalFileSystem. fs.defaultFS (file:/tmp) is not supported.
E0619 07:25:34.034384 13157 impala-server.cc:289] Aborting Impala Server startup due to improper configuration. Impalad exiting.