diff --git a/source/Calamari.Common/Features/Packages/PackageExtractionOptions.cs b/source/Calamari.Common/Features/Packages/PackageExtractionOptions.cs
index 782848a227..33bb3c1edc 100644
--- a/source/Calamari.Common/Features/Packages/PackageExtractionOptions.cs
+++ b/source/Calamari.Common/Features/Packages/PackageExtractionOptions.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public PackageExtractionOptions(ILog log)
             this.log = log;
             ExtractFullPath = true;
             Overwrite = true;
-            PreserveFileTime = true;
+            PreserveFileTime = false;
             WriteSymbolicLink = WarnThatSymbolicLinksAreNotSupported;
         }