diff --git a/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus b/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus
index 802afa5389d..09b21a60781 100755
--- a/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus
+++ b/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ if platform.system() == "Darwin":
 # ------------------------------------------------
 
 if config.zip is not None:
-    shutil.make_archive('{}'.format(appname), format='zip', root_dir='dist', base_dir='Bitcoin-Qt.app')
+    subprocess.check_call(["zip", "-ry", os.path.abspath(appname + ".zip"), 'Bitcoin-Qt.app'], cwd='dist')
 
 # ------------------------------------------------