diff --git a/plyer/platforms/linux/filechooser.py b/plyer/platforms/linux/filechooser.py
index c6a9af12..2ebf9b06 100644
--- a/plyer/platforms/linux/filechooser.py
+++ b/plyer/platforms/linux/filechooser.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def _gen_cmdline(self):
             ]
         elif self.mode == "save":
             cmdline += [
-                "--getopenfilename",
+                "--getsavefilename",
                 (self.path if self.path else os.path.expanduser("~")),
                 " ".join(filt)
             ]