diff --git a/script/signing_helper.py b/script/signing_helper.py
index 9650dc33cbe2..07261feceb96 100644
--- a/script/signing_helper.py
+++ b/script/signing_helper.py
@@ -113,7 +113,14 @@ def AddBravePartsForSigning(parts, config):
 
     # Overwrite to avoid TeamID mismatch with widevine dylib.
     parts['helper-app'].entitlements = 'helper-entitlements.plist'
-    parts['helper-app'].options = CodeSignOptions.RESTRICT + CodeSignOptions.KILL + CodeSignOptions.HARDENED_RUNTIME
+    parts['helper-app'].options = (CodeSignOptions.RESTRICT
+                                   + CodeSignOptions.KILL
+                                   + CodeSignOptions.HARDENED_RUNTIME)
+    # Alerts helper is not being distributed with Chrome yet and, because it
+    # uses the same identifier as the current Alerts service, the signing fails.
+    # For now we can set a different identifier and then remove this change once
+    # the helper starts being bundled into the distribution.
+    parts['helper-alerts'].identifier = '{}.helper.alerts'.format(config.base_bundle_id)
 
     return parts