diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hexeditor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
index 15e8a8511..380c9d94f 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         }
 
         // Write bytes
-        provider->read(start + provider->getBaseAddress() + provider->getCurrentPageAddress(), buffer.data(), std::min(end - start + 1, buffer.size()));
+        provider->write(start + provider->getBaseAddress() + provider->getCurrentPageAddress(), buffer.data(), std::min(end - start + 1, buffer.size()));
     }
 
     void ViewHexEditor::copyString() const {