diff --git a/.github/workflows/firmware-autodl.yml b/.github/workflows/firmware-autodl.yml
index c2603a5..c51ca49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firmware-autodl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firmware-autodl.yml
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ jobs:
           EXCLUDED=$(find "Firmware ${{ steps.download.outputs.firmware_version }}" -name "*.nca.1" | wc -l)
           echo "Excluded $EXCLUDED variant files from zip"
 
+          # -x must match zip's relative path (e.g. "Firmware 18.1.0/file.nca.1"); "*" does not match "/"
           zip -r "Firmware ${{ steps.download.outputs.firmware_version }}.zip" \
             "Firmware ${{ steps.download.outputs.firmware_version }}" \
-            -x "*.nca.1"
+            -x "*/*.nca.1"
 
       - name: 📦 Create Tag and Release
         if: steps.version_check.outputs.new_version == 'true'