diff --git a/lib/src/linux/file_picker_linux.dart b/lib/src/linux/file_picker_linux.dart
index 8ad46c09..e5b39e45 100644
--- a/lib/src/linux/file_picker_linux.dart
+++ b/lib/src/linux/file_picker_linux.dart
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ class FilePickerLinux extends FilePicker {
     }
 
     final savedFilePaths = saveUris.map((uri) => uri.toFilePath()).toList();
+    final savedFilePath = savedFilePaths.firstOrNull;
 
-    return savedFilePaths.firstOrNull;
+    await saveBytesToFile(bytes, savedFilePath);
+
+    return savedFilePath;
   }
 }