diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
index 283c3c68896..48712cf16ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo build --release -p spacetimedb-cli
           mkdir build
-          cp --sparse=never target/release/spacetime build/spacetime
+          dd if=target/release/spacetime of=build/spacetime conv=noerror,sync  
           sudo apt install libarchive-tools
           cd build && tar -czf spacetime.darwin-amd64.tar.gz spacetime
           rm spacetime
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Compile Aarch64
         run: |
           cargo build --release -p spacetimedb-cli --target=aarch64-apple-darwin
-          cp --sparse=never target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/spacetime build/spacetime
+          dd if=target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/spacetime of=build/spacetime conv=noerror,sync  
           cd build && tar -czf spacetime.darwin-arm64.tar.gz spacetime
           rm spacetime