diff --git a/examples/todo/Makefile b/examples/todo/Makefile
index 5a5301c..6188102 100644
--- a/examples/todo/Makefile
+++ b/examples/todo/Makefile
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ appimage: build ## Package as a single-file Linux AppImage at build/Todo-x86_64.
 		--exclude='var/cache/' --exclude='var/log/' \
 		$(SYMFONY_DIR)/ build/staging-symfony/
 	# Rewrite the path repo to absolute so composer can find the bundle
-	# from the staging dir (different relative depth than the source tree).
+	# from the staging dir, AND flip symlink:true → false so composer copies
+	# the bundle into vendor/ — symlinks would survive the rsync into the
+	# AppDir but their targets wouldn't exist on the user's machine.
 	BUNDLE_ABS="$$(cd $(SYMFONY_DIR)/../../../framework/php && pwd)"; \
 	    sed -i "s|\"../../../framework/php\"|\"$$BUNDLE_ABS\"|" build/staging-symfony/composer.json
+	sed -i 's|"symlink": true|"symlink": false|' build/staging-symfony/composer.json
 	rm -f build/staging-symfony/composer.lock
 	cd build/staging-symfony && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --classmap-authoritative
 	../../packaging/linux/build-appimage.sh \