diff --git a/.changeset/twelve-boxes-film.md b/.changeset/twelve-boxes-film.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e979e78ab8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twelve-boxes-film.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"app-builder-lib": patch
+---
+
+fix(mac): only skip notarization step when `notarize` is explicitly false
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts
index 2d84ca8dfcd..5c1a56c4eb3 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts
@@ -498,12 +498,13 @@ export default class MacPackager extends PlatformPackager<MacConfiguration> {
 
   private async notarizeIfProvided(appPath: string, buildOptions: MacConfiguration) {
     const notarizeOptions = buildOptions.notarize
-    if (!notarizeOptions) {
-      log.info({ reason: "`notarize` options were not provided" }, "skipped macOS notarization")
+    if (notarizeOptions === false) {
+      log.info({ reason: "`notarize` options were set explicitly `false`" }, "skipped macOS notarization")
       return
     }
     const options = this.getNotarizeOptions(appPath)
     if (!options) {
+      log.warn({ reason: "`notarize` options were unable to be generated" }, "skipped macOS notarization")
       return
     }
     await notarize(options)
@@ -561,7 +562,7 @@ export default class MacPackager extends PlatformPackager<MacConfiguration> {
       }
       return proj
     }
-    const { teamId } = options as NotarizeNotaryOptions
+    const teamId = (options as NotarizeNotaryOptions)?.teamId
     if ((teamId || options === true) && (legacyLogin || notaryToolLogin)) {
       const proj: NotaryToolStartOptions = {
         appPath,