diff --git a/platform/macos/SCsub b/platform/macos/SCsub
index 429cec22344..9efb1a66b28 100644
--- a/platform/macos/SCsub
+++ b/platform/macos/SCsub
@@ -33,7 +33,16 @@ def generate_bundle(target, source, env):
         templ = Dir("#misc/dist/macos_tools.app").abspath
         if os.path.exists(app_dir):
             shutil.rmtree(app_dir)
-        shutil.copytree(templ, app_dir, ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns("Contents/Info.plist"))
+
+        # Create the .app bundle directory itself from scratch so that the creation
+        # date is accurate, but copy the rest of the template over.
+        os.mkdir(app_dir)
+        shutil.copytree(
+            os.path.join(templ, "Contents"),
+            os.path.join(app_dir, "Contents"),
+            ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns("Info.plist"),
+        )
+
         if not os.path.isdir(app_dir + "/Contents/MacOS"):
             os.mkdir(app_dir + "/Contents/MacOS")
         if target_bin != "":
@@ -66,6 +75,7 @@ def generate_bundle(target, source, env):
                 sign_command += [Dir("#misc/dist/macos").abspath + "/editor.entitlements"]
             sign_command += [app_dir]
             subprocess.run(sign_command)
+
     else:
         # Template bundle.
         app_prefix = "godot." + env["platform"]