diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 52ef6221576..a4a9b776355 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo +nightly-2024-09-12 build --release -p mirrord-layer --target=aarch64-apple-darwin
           cargo +nightly-2024-09-12 build --release -p mirrord-layer --target=x86_64-apple-darwin
-          clang -arch arm64e -dynamiclib -o target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/shim.dylib scripts/shim.c
+          clang -arch arm64e -dynamiclib -o target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/shim.dylib mirrord/layer/shim.c
       - name: Sign layer binaries and code shim
         env:
           AC_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.APPLE_DEVELOPER }}
diff --git a/scripts/shim.c b/mirrord/layer/shim.c
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/shim.c
rename to mirrord/layer/shim.c
diff --git a/scripts/build_fat_mac.sh b/scripts/build_fat_mac.sh
index 97631358b4d..b01e8d7770d 100755
--- a/scripts/build_fat_mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_fat_mac.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ codesign -f -s - target/x86_64-apple-darwin/debug/libmirrord_layer.dylib
 mkdir -p target/universal-apple-darwin/debug
 
 # create shim to always load arm64 and sign it
-clang -arch arm64e -dynamiclib -o target/universal-apple-darwin/debug/shim.dylib scripts/shim.c
+clang -arch arm64e -dynamiclib -o target/universal-apple-darwin/debug/shim.dylib mirrord/layer/shim.c
 codesign -f -s - target/universal-apple-darwin/debug/shim.dylib
 
 # Create universal binary for mirrord-layer from x86 and shim