diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_iwasm_release.yml b/.github/workflows/build_iwasm_release.yml
index 74c2340af..a975d5807 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_iwasm_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_iwasm_release.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: compress the binary on non-Windows
         if: inputs.runner != 'windows-latest'
         run: |
-          tar czf iwasm${{ matrix.suffix }}-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.tar.gz iwasm
+          # Follow the symlink to the actual binary file
+          tar --dereference -czf iwasm${{ matrix.suffix }}-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.tar.gz iwasm
           zip iwasm${{ matrix.suffix }}-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.zip iwasm
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.cwd }}/build
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wamrc.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wamrc.yml
index 6b687c749..55d63f13b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wamrc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wamrc.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: compress the binary on non-Windows
         if: inputs.runner != 'windows-latest' && inputs.release
         run: |
-          tar czf wamrc-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.tar.gz wamrc
+          # Follow the symlink to the actual binary file
+          tar --dereference -czf wamrc-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.tar.gz wamrc
           zip wamrc-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.zip wamrc
         working-directory: wamr-compiler/build