diff --git a/scripts/build-linux-appimage.js b/scripts/build-linux-appimage.js
index d12f119..e7c176f 100644
--- a/scripts/build-linux-appimage.js
+++ b/scripts/build-linux-appimage.js
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ let receivedSignal;
 export const APPIMAGE_CONFIG = JSON.stringify({
   bundle: {
     resources: {
-      '../THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md': 'THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md',
+      // Tauri merges --config values using JSON Merge Patch. An omitted key
+      // would leave the base engine resource enabled; null explicitly removes
+      // it for this first packaging pass. The verified payload is added back
+      // by repack-linux-appimage-engines.js after linuxdeploy finishes.
+      'engine-dist/': null,
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/scripts/build-linux-appimage.node-test.js b/scripts/build-linux-appimage.node-test.js
index 158473b..6584541 100644
--- a/scripts/build-linux-appimage.node-test.js
+++ b/scripts/build-linux-appimage.node-test.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import test from 'node:test';
 import { APPIMAGE_CONFIG, appImageBundleArguments } from './build-linux-appimage.js';
 
-test('AppImage config keeps notices while excluding the staged engine payload', () => {
+test('AppImage config explicitly removes the staged engine payload', () => {
   assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(APPIMAGE_CONFIG), {
     bundle: {
       resources: {
-        '../THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md': 'THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md',
+        'engine-dist/': null,
       },
     },
   });