diff --git a/.changeset/witty-countries-heal.md b/.changeset/witty-countries-heal.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a9a9c9b554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/witty-countries-heal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"app-builder-lib": patch
+---
+
+fix: don't unpack root dir of unpacked path hierarchy
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/asar/asarUtil.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/asar/asarUtil.ts
index fcdca3ac8a7..7d911a600a4 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/asar/asarUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/asar/asarUtil.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createPackageFromStreams, AsarStreamType, AsarDirectory } from "@electron/asar"
+import { createPackageFromStreams, AsarStreamType } from "@electron/asar"
 import { log } from "builder-util"
 import { Filter } from "builder-util/out/fs"
 import * as fs from "fs-extra"
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ export class AsarPackager {
           return isChild || isFileUnpacked
         }
 
-        this.processParentDirectories(isUnpacked, destination, results)
-
         const result = await this.processFileOrSymlink({
           file,
           destination,
@@ -96,24 +94,6 @@ export class AsarPackager {
     return results
   }
 
-  private processParentDirectories(isUnpacked: (path: string) => boolean, destination: string, results: AsarStreamType[]) {
-    // process parent directories
-    let superDir = path.dirname(path.normalize(destination))
-    while (superDir !== ".") {
-      const dir: AsarDirectory = {
-        type: "directory",
-        path: superDir,
-        unpacked: isUnpacked(superDir),
-      }
-      // add to results if not already present
-      if (!results.some(r => r.path === dir.path)) {
-        results.push(dir)
-      }
-
-      superDir = path.dirname(superDir)
-    }
-  }
-
   private async processFileOrSymlink(options: {
     file: string
     destination: string
diff --git a/test/snapshots/BuildTest.js.snap b/test/snapshots/BuildTest.js.snap
index 1786c4092f3..40dab8609b9 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/BuildTest.js.snap
+++ b/test/snapshots/BuildTest.js.snap
@@ -1065,10 +1065,8 @@ exports[`posix smart unpack 3`] = `
                       "unpacked": true,
                     },
                   },
-                  "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
             "lib": {
               "files": {
@@ -1077,14 +1075,12 @@ exports[`posix smart unpack 3`] = `
                   "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
             "package.json": {
               "size": "<size>",
               "unpacked": true,
             },
           },
-          "unpacked": true,
         },
         "mimic-response": {
           "files": {
@@ -5149,7 +5145,6 @@ exports[`smart unpack local module with dll file 2`] = `
                       "unpacked": true,
                     },
                   },
-                  "unpacked": true,
                 },
                 "edge-cs.dll": {
                   "size": "<size>",
@@ -5160,7 +5155,6 @@ exports[`smart unpack local module with dll file 2`] = `
                   "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
             "package.json": {
               "size": "<size>",
@@ -5187,7 +5181,6 @@ exports[`smart unpack local module with dll file 2`] = `
                       "unpacked": true,
                     },
                   },
-                  "unpacked": true,
                 },
                 "edge-cs": {
                   "files": {
@@ -5202,13 +5195,10 @@ exports[`smart unpack local module with dll file 2`] = `
                           "unpacked": true,
                         },
                       },
-                      "unpacked": true,
                     },
                   },
-                  "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
             "tools": {
               "files": {
@@ -5217,10 +5207,8 @@ exports[`smart unpack local module with dll file 2`] = `
                   "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
           },
-          "unpacked": true,
         },
         "foo": {
           "files": {
@@ -5233,7 +5221,6 @@ exports[`smart unpack local module with dll file 2`] = `
               "unpacked": true,
             },
           },
-          "unpacked": true,
         },
         "ms": {
           "files": {
@@ -5360,7 +5347,6 @@ exports[`win smart unpack 2`] = `
                   "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
             "test-smart-unpack-empty": {
               "files": {
@@ -5422,7 +5408,6 @@ exports[`win smart unpack 2`] = `
                       "unpacked": true,
                     },
                   },
-                  "unpacked": true,
                 },
                 "edge-cs.dll": {
                   "size": "<size>",
@@ -5433,7 +5418,6 @@ exports[`win smart unpack 2`] = `
                   "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
             "package.json": {
               "size": "<size>",
@@ -5460,7 +5444,6 @@ exports[`win smart unpack 2`] = `
                       "unpacked": true,
                     },
                   },
-                  "unpacked": true,
                 },
                 "edge-cs": {
                   "files": {
@@ -5475,13 +5458,10 @@ exports[`win smart unpack 2`] = `
                           "unpacked": true,
                         },
                       },
-                      "unpacked": true,
                     },
                   },
-                  "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
             "tools": {
               "files": {
@@ -5490,10 +5470,8 @@ exports[`win smart unpack 2`] = `
                   "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
           },
-          "unpacked": true,
         },
         "ms": {
           "files": {
diff --git a/test/snapshots/globTest.js.snap b/test/snapshots/globTest.js.snap
index ddb0a54b011..d50a111b7ba 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/globTest.js.snap
+++ b/test/snapshots/globTest.js.snap
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ exports[`isInstallDepsBefore=true > asarUnpack node_modules 2`] = `
           "unpacked": true,
         },
       },
-      "unpacked": true,
     },
   },
-  "unpacked": true,
 }
 `;
 
@@ -9883,7 +9881,6 @@ exports[`isInstallDepsBefore=true > symlinks everywhere with static framework 3`
                                       "unpacked": true,
                                     },
                                   },
-                                  "unpacked": true,
                                 },
                                 "Hello": {
                                   "size": "<size>",
@@ -9930,7 +9927,6 @@ exports[`isInstallDepsBefore=true > symlinks everywhere with static framework 3`
                                           "unpacked": true,
                                         },
                                       },
-                                      "unpacked": true,
                                     },
                                     "Hello.swiftsourceinfo": {
                                       "size": "<size>",
@@ -9941,33 +9937,26 @@ exports[`isInstallDepsBefore=true > symlinks everywhere with static framework 3`
                                       "unpacked": true,
                                     },
                                   },
-                                  "unpacked": true,
                                 },
                               },
-                              "unpacked": true,
                             },
                             "Current": {
                               "link": "node_modules/hello-world/lib/Release/Hello.framework/Versions/A",
                               "unpacked": true,
                             },
                           },
-                          "unpacked": true,
                         },
                       },
-                      "unpacked": true,
                     },
                   },
-                  "unpacked": true,
                 },
               },
-              "unpacked": true,
             },
             "package.json": {
               "size": "<size>",
               "unpacked": true,
             },
           },
-          "unpacked": true,
         },
         "ms": {
           "files": {
@@ -10111,10 +10100,8 @@ exports[`unpackDir 2`] = `
               "unpacked": true,
             },
           },
-          "unpacked": true,
         },
       },
-      "unpacked": true,
     },
     "b2": {
       "files": {
@@ -10123,7 +10110,6 @@ exports[`unpackDir 2`] = `
           "unpacked": true,
         },
       },
-      "unpacked": true,
     },
     "do-not-unpack-dir": {
       "files": {
@@ -10230,10 +10216,8 @@ exports[`unpackDir one 2`] = `
               "unpacked": true,
             },
           },
-          "unpacked": true,
         },
       },
-      "unpacked": true,
     },
     "b2": {
       "files": {
@@ -10242,7 +10226,6 @@ exports[`unpackDir one 2`] = `
           "unpacked": true,
         },
       },
-      "unpacked": true,
     },
     "do-not-unpack-dir": {
       "files": {