diff --git a/scripts/package/build_app_tauri.sh b/scripts/package/build_app_tauri.sh
index 6af17c241..f1b9321b4 100755
--- a/scripts/package/build_app_tauri.sh
+++ b/scripts/package/build_app_tauri.sh
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ if [ -n "$APPLE_PERSONALID" ]; then
                 if [ -z "$existing_id" ]; then
                     existing_id=$(basename "$canonical")
                 fi
+                # Snapshot the canonical checksum BEFORE signing — signing changes
+                # the binary bytes, so cmp -s after the fact always returns "differs"
+                # even when canonical and duplicates started as byte-identical copies.
+                canonical_presign=$(shasum "$canonical" | cut -d' ' -f1)
                 echo "    Signing canonical framework binary: $canonical (identifier: $existing_id)"
                 tmp_binary=$(mktemp)
                 cp -p "$canonical" "$tmp_binary"
@@ -195,12 +199,15 @@ if [ -n "$APPLE_PERSONALID" ]; then
                 rm -f "$tmp_binary"
                 # Copy the signed canonical to all duplicate paths so they share
                 # byte-identical signatures (Apple notarization checks all paths).
-                # Guard with cmp -s so genuinely distinct binaries are signed
-                # separately rather than silently overwritten.
+                # Guard with PRE-SIGNING checksum so genuinely distinct binaries are
+                # signed separately rather than silently overwritten.
+                synced_count=0
+                separately_count=0
                 for fw_bin in "${fw_bins[@]:1}"; do
-                    if cmp -s "$canonical" "$fw_bin"; then
+                    if [ "$(shasum "$fw_bin" | cut -d' ' -f1)" = "$canonical_presign" ]; then
                         echo "    Syncing signed binary to duplicate path: $fw_bin"
                         cp "$canonical" "$fw_bin" || exit 1
+                        ((synced_count++))
                     else
                         echo "    WARNING: $fw_bin differs from canonical; signing separately" >&2
                         tmp2=$(mktemp)
@@ -214,9 +221,10 @@ if [ -n "$APPLE_PERSONALID" ]; then
                             "$tmp2" || { rm -f "$tmp2"; exit 1; }
                         cp "$tmp2" "$fw_bin" || { rm -f "$tmp2"; exit 1; }
                         rm -f "$tmp2"
+                        ((separately_count++))
                     fi
                 done
-                echo "  Signed 1 + synced $((${#fw_bins[@]} - 1)) duplicate(s) inside $fw"
+                echo "  Signed $((1 + separately_count)) + synced ${synced_count} duplicate(s) inside $fw"
             else
                 echo "ERROR: Failed to sign $fw: $sign_output" >&2
                 exit 1