diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/eq/equibop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/eq/equibop/package.nix
index 61881fe24170..cbe086a6b954 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/eq/equibop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/eq/equibop/package.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postConfigure
   '';
 
-  # electron builds must be writable to support electron fuses
   preBuild = ''
     # Validate electron version matches upstream package.json
     if [ "`jq -r '.devDependencies.electron' < package.json | cut -d. -f1 | tr -d '^'`" != "${lib.versions.major electron.version}" ]
@@ -83,12 +82,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       echo "ERROR: electron version mismatch between package.json and nixpkgs"
       exit 1
     fi
-  ''
-  + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
-    cp -r ${electron.dist}/Electron.app .
-    chmod -R u+w Electron.app
-  ''
-  + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
+
+    # electron builds must be writable to support electron fuses
     cp -r ${electron.dist} electron-dist
     chmod -R u+w electron-dist
   '';
@@ -103,7 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     # can't run it via bunx / npx since fixupPhase was skipped for node_modules
     node node_modules/electron-builder/out/cli/cli.js \
       --dir \
-      -c.electronDist=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then "." else "electron-dist"} \
+      -c.electronDist=electron-dist \
       -c.electronVersion=${electron.version} \
       -c.npmRebuild=false
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fe/feishin/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fe/feishin/package.nix
index 4f2b94ec6fb8..4e2f82063d42 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fe/feishin/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fe/feishin/package.nix
@@ -73,20 +73,17 @@ buildNpmPackage {
     ln -s ${dart-sass}/bin/dart-sass "$dir"/sass
   '';
 
-  postBuild =
-    lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
-      # electron-builder appears to build directly on top of Electron.app, by overwriting the files in the bundle.
-      cp -r ${electron.dist}/Electron.app ./
-      find ./Electron.app -name 'Info.plist' | xargs -d '\n' chmod +rw
-    ''
-    + ''
-      npm exec electron-builder -- \
-        --dir \
-        -c.electronDist=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then "./" else electron.dist} \
-        -c.electronVersion=${electron.version} \
-        -c.npmRebuild=false \
-        ${lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-c.mac.identity=null"}
-    '';
+  postBuild = ''
+    cp -r ${electron.dist} electron-dist
+    chmod -R u+w electron-dist
+
+    npm exec electron-builder -- \
+      --dir \
+      -c.electronDist=electron-dist \
+      -c.electronVersion=${electron.version} \
+      -c.npmRebuild=false \
+      ${lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-c.mac.identity=null"}
+  '';
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/go/goofcord/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/go/goofcord/package.nix
index 11726d250e0d..82cd5f0174f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/go/goofcord/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/go/goofcord/package.nix
@@ -64,19 +64,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postConfigure
   '';
 
-  preBuild = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
-    cp -r ${electron.dist} electron-dist
-    chmod -R u+w electron-dist
-  '';
-
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
 
     bun run build -- --skipTypecheck
 
+    cp -r ${electron.dist} electron-dist
+    chmod -R u+w electron-dist
+
     node node_modules/electron-builder/out/cli/cli.js \
       --dir \
-      -c.electronDist="${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux then "electron-dist" else electron.dist}" \
+      -c.electronDist=electron-dist \
       -c.electronVersion="${electron.version}" \
       -c.npmRebuild=false
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pe/pear-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pe/pear-desktop/package.nix
index d908de56244e..db1853814587 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pe/pear-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pe/pear-desktop/package.nix
@@ -47,18 +47,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   env.ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = 1;
 
-  postBuild =
-    lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
-      cp -R ${electron.dist}/Electron.app Electron.app
-      chmod -R u+w Electron.app
-    ''
-    + ''
-      pnpm build
-      ./node_modules/.bin/electron-builder \
-        --dir \
-        -c.electronDist=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then "." else electron.dist} \
-        -c.electronVersion=${electron.version}
-    '';
+  postBuild = ''
+    pnpm build
+
+    cp -r ${electron.dist} electron-dist
+    chmod -R u+w electron-dist
+
+    ./node_modules/.bin/electron-builder \
+      --dir \
+      -c.electronDist=electron-dist \
+      -c.electronVersion=${electron.version}
+  '';
 
   desktopItems = [
     (makeDesktopItem {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix
index e30dc76a2499..5bde8c1f72f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = 1;
   };
 
-  # electron builds must be writable
   preBuild = ''
     # Validate electron version matches upstream package.json
     if [ "`jq -r '.devDependencies.electron' < package.json | cut -d. -f1 | tr -d '^'`" != "${lib.versions.major electron.version}" ]
@@ -95,12 +94,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       echo "ERROR: electron version mismatch between package.json and nixpkgs"
       exit 1
     fi
-  ''
-  + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
-    cp -r ${electron.dist}/Electron.app .
-    chmod -R u+w Electron.app
-  ''
-  + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
+
+    # electron builds must be writable
     cp -r ${electron.dist} electron-dist
     chmod -R u+w electron-dist
   '';
@@ -112,7 +107,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     pnpm exec electron-builder \
       --dir \
       -c.asarUnpack="**/*.node" \
-      -c.electronDist=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then "." else "electron-dist"} \
+      -c.electronDist=electron-dist \
       -c.electronVersion=${electron.version} \
       ${lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-c.mac.identity=null"} # disable code signing on macos, https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/77f977435c99247d5db395895618b150f5006e8f/docs/code-signing.md#how-to-disable-code-signing-during-the-build-process-on-macos