diff --git a/utils/self-extracting-executable/decompressor.cpp b/utils/self-extracting-executable/decompressor.cpp
index 6614403c0ab..071ecb066cb 100644
--- a/utils/self-extracting-executable/decompressor.cpp
+++ b/utils/self-extracting-executable/decompressor.cpp
@@ -529,14 +529,22 @@ int main(int/* argc*/, char* argv[])
         char decompressed_name[decompressed_name_len + 1];
         (void)snprintf(decompressed_name, decompressed_name_len + 1, decompressed_name_fmt, self, decompressed_suffix);
 
+#if defined(OS_DARWIN)
+        // We can't just rename it on Mac due to security issues, so we copy it...
         std::error_code ec;
-
+        std::filesystem::copy_file(static_cast<char *>(decompressed_name), static_cast<char *>(self), ec);
+        if (ec)
+        {
+            std::cerr << ec.message() << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+#else
         if (link(decompressed_name, self))
         {
             perror("link");
             return 1;
         }
-
+#endif
         if (chmod(self, static_cast<uint32_t>(decompressed_umask)))
         {
             perror("chmod");