diff --git a/build/tasks/build-task.coffee b/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
index 0e1d47e61..8da05fb41 100644
--- a/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 
     cp 'atom.sh', path.join(appDir, 'atom.sh')
     cp 'package.json', path.join(appDir, 'package.json')
-    cp 'apm', path.join(appDir, 'apm')
 
     packageDirectories = []
     nonPackageDirectories = [
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     cp 'spec', path.join(appDir, 'spec')
     cp 'src', path.join(appDir, 'src'), filter: /.+\.(cson|coffee)$/
     cp 'static', path.join(appDir, 'static')
+    cp 'apm', path.join(appDir, 'apm'), filter: nodeModulesFilter
 
     if process.platform is 'darwin'
       grunt.file.recurse path.join('resources', 'mac'), (sourcePath, rootDirectory, subDirectory='', filename) ->