diff --git a/build/lib/quarto.js b/build/lib/quarto.js
index cc93d5c6eb63..8ffc6a40dfe3 100644
--- a/build/lib/quarto.js
+++ b/build/lib/quarto.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function getQuartoWindows(version) {
         verbose: true,
         timeoutSeconds: 90,
     })
-        .pipe(unzip());
+        .pipe(unzip({ keepEmpty: true }));
 }
 /**
  * Gets a stream that downloads and unpacks the quarto executable for macOS
diff --git a/build/lib/quarto.ts b/build/lib/quarto.ts
index f30b27a48649..5e08459ea6d1 100644
--- a/build/lib/quarto.ts
+++ b/build/lib/quarto.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function getQuartoWindows(version: string): Stream {
 		verbose: true,
 		timeoutSeconds: 90,
 	})
-		.pipe(unzip());
+		.pipe(unzip({ keepEmpty: true }));
 }
 
 /**