diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
index bd9be728b4..108a76b874 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ module Cask
       extract_artifacts do |artifacts, tmpdir|
         is_container = artifacts.any? { |a| a.is_a?(Artifact::App) || a.is_a?(Artifact::Pkg) }
 
-        artifacts.each do |artifact|
-          next if artifact.is_a?(Artifact::Binary) && is_container == true
+        any_signing_failure = artifacts.any? do |artifact|
+          next false if artifact.is_a?(Artifact::Binary) && is_container == true
 
           artifact_path = artifact.is_a?(Artifact::Pkg) ? artifact.path : artifact.source
 
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ module Cask
             system_command("gktool", args: ["scan", path], print_stderr: false)
           when Artifact::Binary
             # Shell scripts cannot be signed, so we skip them
-            next if path.text_executable?
+            next false if path.text_executable?
 
             system_command("codesign",  args:         ["--verify", "-R=notarized", "--check-notarization", path],
                                         print_stderr: false)
@@ -529,13 +529,8 @@ module Cask
             add_error "Unknown artifact type: #{artifact.class}", location: url.location
           end
 
-          if result.success? && cask.deprecated? && cask.deprecation_reason == :unsigned
-            add_error "Cask is deprecated as unsigned but artifacts are signed!"
-          end
-
-          next if cask.deprecated? && cask.deprecation_reason == :unsigned
-
-          next if result.success?
+          next false if result.success?
+          next true if cask.deprecated? && cask.deprecation_reason == :unsigned
 
           add_error <<~EOS, location: url.location
             Signature verification failed:
@@ -543,7 +538,18 @@ module Cask
             macOS on ARM requires software to be signed.
             Please contact the upstream developer to let them know they should sign and notarize their software.
           EOS
+
+          true
         end
+
+        return if any_signing_failure
+        return unless cask.deprecated?
+        return if cask.deprecation_reason != :unsigned
+
+        add_error <<~EOS
+          Cask is deprecated as unsigned but all artifacts are signed!
+          Remove the deprecate/disable stanza or update the deprecate/disable reason.
+        EOS
       end
     end
 
@@ -640,9 +646,12 @@ module Cask
       extract_artifacts do |artifacts, tmpdir|
         is_container = artifacts.any? { |a| a.is_a?(Artifact::App) || a.is_a?(Artifact::Pkg) }
 
-        artifacts.each do |artifact|
-          next if !artifact.is_a?(Artifact::App) && !artifact.is_a?(Artifact::Binary)
-          next if artifact.is_a?(Artifact::Binary) && is_container
+        mentions_rosetta = cask.caveats.include?("requires Rosetta 2")
+        requires_intel = cask.depends_on.arch&.any? { |arch| arch[:type] == :intel }
+
+        any_requires_rosetta = artifacts.any? do |artifact|
+          next false if !artifact.is_a?(Artifact::App) && !artifact.is_a?(Artifact::Binary)
+          next false if artifact.is_a?(Artifact::Binary) && is_container
 
           path = tmpdir/artifact.source.relative_path_from(cask.staged_path)
 
@@ -665,7 +674,7 @@ module Cask
           end
 
           # binary stanza can contain shell scripts, so we just continue if lipo fails.
-          next unless result.success?
+          next false unless result.success?
 
           odebug "Architectures: #{result.merged_output}"
 
@@ -675,17 +684,17 @@ module Cask
             next
           end
 
-          supports_arm = result.merged_output.include?("arm64")
-          mentions_rosetta = cask.caveats.include?("requires Rosetta 2")
-          requires_intel = cask.depends_on.arch&.any? { |arch| arch[:type] == :intel }
+          result.merged_output.exclude?("arm64") && result.merged_output.include?("x86_64")
+        end
 
-          if supports_arm && mentions_rosetta
-            add_error "Artifacts do not require Rosetta 2 but the caveats say otherwise!",
-                      location: url.location
-          elsif !supports_arm && !mentions_rosetta && !requires_intel
-            add_error "Artifacts require Rosetta 2 but this is not indicated by the caveats!",
+        if any_requires_rosetta
+          if !mentions_rosetta && !requires_intel
+            add_error "At least one artifact requires Rosetta 2 but this is not indicated by the caveats!",
                       location: url.location
           end
+        elsif mentions_rosetta
+          add_error "No artifacts require Rosetta 2 but the caveats say otherwise!",
+                    location: url.location
         end
       end
     end