diff --git a/dev/bots/prepare_package.dart b/dev/bots/prepare_package.dart
index d6ff70e812..8129efb3b6 100644
--- a/dev/bots/prepare_package.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/prepare_package.dart
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ class ArchiveCreator {
         'zip',
         '-r',
         '-9',
+        '--symlinks',
         output.absolute.path,
         path.basename(source.path),
       ];
diff --git a/dev/bots/test/prepare_package_test.dart b/dev/bots/test/prepare_package_test.dart
index b678e6d226..f1d55b9821 100644
--- a/dev/bots/test/prepare_package_test.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/test/prepare_package_test.dart
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void main() {
           'git clean -f -x -- **/.dart_tool/': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) 'attrib -h .git': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) '7za a -tzip -mx=9 $archiveName flutter': null
-          else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 $archiveName flutter': null
+          else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 --symlinks $archiveName flutter': null
           else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName flutter': null,
         };
         await creator.initializeRepo();
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void main() {
           'git clean -f -x -- **/.dart_tool/': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) 'attrib -h .git': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) '7za a -tzip -mx=9 $archiveName flutter': null
-          else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 $archiveName flutter': null
+          else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 --symlinks $archiveName flutter': null
           else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName flutter': null,
         };
         processManager.fakeResults = calls;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void main() {
           'git clean -f -x -- **/.dart_tool/': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) 'attrib -h .git': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) '7za a -tzip -mx=9 $archiveName flutter': null
-          else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 $archiveName flutter': null
+          else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 --symlinks $archiveName flutter': null
           else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName flutter': null,
         };
         processManager.fakeResults = calls;