diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/util/SaveUtil.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/util/SaveUtil.java
index 940481e8f19..63a9852f0f6 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/util/SaveUtil.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/util/SaveUtil.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 /** Utility for saving all files. */
 public class SaveUtil {
   public static void saveAllFiles() {
-    Transactions.submitTransactionAndWait(
+    Transactions.submitWriteActionTransactionAndWait(
         () -> FileDocumentManager.getInstance().saveAllDocuments());
   }
 }