diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2531e96010..e15e189e62 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ lmbench: $(MERGE_TIRPC_STAMP)
 # ---------------- bash (WASM build) -------------------------------------------
 # Uses bash/compile_bash.sh to build bash as a wasm32-wasi binary using the
 # merged sysroot and toolchain detected by preflight, and stages artifacts
-# under build/bin/bash/wasm32-wasi/.
+# under build/bash/bin/bash.
 bash: $(MERGE_BASE_STAMP)
 	. '$(TOOL_ENV)'
 	JOBS='$(JOBS)' '$(APPS_ROOT)/bash/compile_bash.sh'
diff --git a/bash/compile_bash.sh b/bash/compile_bash.sh
index 6546aa92db..0e71f11922 100755
--- a/bash/compile_bash.sh
+++ b/bash/compile_bash.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ ARTIFACT_MODE="${ARTIFACT_MODE:-fast}"
 FORCE_CLEAN="${FORCE_CLEAN:-0}"
 FORCE_CONFIGURE="${FORCE_CONFIGURE:-0}"
 
-BASH_OUT_DIR="$APPS_ROOT/build/bin/bash/wasm32-wasi"
+# Output location
+BASH_OUT_DIR="$APPS_ROOT/build/bash/bin/bash"
 BASH_STATE_DIR="$APPS_ROOT/build/.bash_state"
 HOST_SIG_FILE="$BASH_STATE_DIR/host-config.sig"
 CACHE_REVISION="2"
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ CACHE_REVISION="2"
 # phase is still valid. That phase is slow, and in practice it only needs to
 # rerun when bash's configure inputs change or the user explicitly asks for it.
 ##################
-mkdir -p "$BASH_OUT_DIR" "$BASH_STATE_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$BASH_OUT_DIR" "$BASH_STATE_DIR" 
 
 WASM_COMPAT_H="$BASH_ROOT/wasm_compat.h"
 
@@ -497,6 +498,9 @@ if [[ "$ARTIFACT_MODE" == "full" ]]; then
       CLEAN_CWASM="$BASH_OUT_DIR/bash.cwasm"
       if [[ -f "$OPT_CWASM" ]]; then
         mv "$OPT_CWASM" "$CLEAN_CWASM"
+        # Strip .cwasm extension for final staged binary (required by issue #125)
+        cp "$CLEAN_CWASM" "$BASH_OUT_DIR/bash"
+        echo "[bash] staged final binary: $BASH_OUT_DIR/bash"
       fi
     else
       echo "[bash] WARNING: lind-boot --precompile failed; skipping cwasm generation."