diff --git a/.changeset/fiery-swans-happen.md b/.changeset/fiery-swans-happen.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73fa018e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fiery-swans-happen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@livekit/rtc-node": patch
+---
+
+fix: avoid dual package hazard by building single CJS version with an ESM wrapper
diff --git a/packages/livekit-rtc/package.json b/packages/livekit-rtc/package.json
index e428c337..bff67d35 100644
--- a/packages/livekit-rtc/package.json
+++ b/packages/livekit-rtc/package.json
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "LiveKit",
   "version": "0.13.32",
-  "main": "dist/index.js",
-  "require": "dist/index.cjs",
-  "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "main": "dist/index.cjs",
+  "types": "dist/index.d.cts",
   "exports": {
     ".": {
       "import": {
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "prebuild": "node -p \"'export const SDK_VERSION = ' + JSON.stringify(require('./package.json').version) + ';'\" > src/version.ts",
-    "build": "pnpm prebuild && tsup --onSuccess \"tsc --declaration --emitDeclarationOnly\"",
+    "build": "pnpm prebuild && tsup && node scripts/postbuild.mjs",
     "lint": "eslint -f unix \"src/**/*.ts\" --ignore-pattern \"src/proto/*\"",
     "test": "vitest run src",
     "test:e2e": "node scripts/run-e2e.mjs"
diff --git a/packages/livekit-rtc/scripts/assertPackageEquality.mjs b/packages/livekit-rtc/scripts/assertPackageEquality.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc655809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/livekit-rtc/scripts/assertPackageEquality.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 LiveKit, Inc.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import * as esm from '../dist/index.js';
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const cjs = require('../dist/index.cjs');
+
+assert.equal(esm.Room, cjs.Room);
+assert.equal(esm.AudioFrame, cjs.AudioFrame);
diff --git a/packages/livekit-rtc/scripts/postbuild.mjs b/packages/livekit-rtc/scripts/postbuild.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5705c735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/livekit-rtc/scripts/postbuild.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 LiveKit, Inc.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Runs after `tsup` (which emits the single CJS build + `.d.cts` declarations).
+//
+// 1. Emit the ESM-facing `.d.ts` declarations via tsc (tsup only produces the
+//    `.d.cts` files for the `require` condition).
+// 2. Write the ESM entry point as a thin wrapper that re-exports the single CJS
+//    build. esbuild emits a cjs-module-lexer-friendly `module.exports` marker,
+//    so Node's ESM loader statically resolves every named export from
+//    `index.cjs` and `export *` needs no per-export maintenance.
+//
+// Keeping a single physical implementation (index.cjs) means `import` and
+// `require` share one module instance, avoiding the dual-package hazard.
+import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import { writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+
+execSync('tsc --declaration --emitDeclarationOnly', { stdio: 'inherit' });
+
+writeFileSync(new URL('../dist/index.js', import.meta.url), "export * from './index.cjs';\n");
+
+await import('./assertPackageEquality.mjs');
diff --git a/packages/livekit-rtc/tsup.config.ts b/packages/livekit-rtc/tsup.config.ts
index 753158ca..0b7cd481 100644
--- a/packages/livekit-rtc/tsup.config.ts
+++ b/packages/livekit-rtc/tsup.config.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ import defaults from '../../tsup.config';
 
 export default defineConfig({
   ...defaults,
+  // Emit a single CJS implementation only with a thin ESM wrapper
+  // to avoid dual-package hazard
+  format: ['cjs'],
   external: [/\.\/.*\.cjs/, /\.\/.*.node/],
 });