diff --git a/.ci/macos/deploy.sh b/.ci/macos/deploy.sh
index c573e2a6..dd117881 100755
--- a/.ci/macos/deploy.sh
+++ b/.ci/macos/deploy.sh
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ TAG=`git tag -l --points-at HEAD`
 PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt/bin/:${PATH}
 
 pushd build
-sudo macdeployqt nheko.app -dmg
 
 # macdeployqt does not copy symlinks over.
 # this specifically addresses icu4c issues but nothing else.
 export ICU_LIB="$(brew --prefix icu4c)/lib"
+mkdir -p nheko.app/Contents/Frameworks
 find ${ICU_LIB} -type l -name "*.dylib" -exec cp {} nheko.app/Contents/Frameworks/ \; || true
 
+sudo macdeployqt nheko.app -dmg
+
 user=$(id -nu)
 sudo chown ${user} nheko.dmg
 mv nheko.dmg ..