diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs
index b198ec8cec..04ead2e8c0 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs
@@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				SaveMenuItem.Visible = false;
 				SaveAsBinaryMenuItem.Text = "Save as binary...";
 			}