diff --git a/privatize_symbols_macos.sh b/privatize_symbols_macos.sh
index 2e1b16b..f879599 100755
--- a/privatize_symbols_macos.sh
+++ b/privatize_symbols_macos.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 
 # This has the effect of making visibility=hidden symbols private in object files
 for obj in "$@" ; do
-  ld -r "$obj" -o "$obj.tmp" && mv "$obj.tmp" "$obj"
+  ld -r "$obj" -o "$obj.tmp"
+  touch -r "$obj" "$obj.tmp"
+  mv "$obj.tmp" "$obj"
 done