diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/FilePicker.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/FilePicker.cpp
index 0abf77d6b6..4276f5a84b 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/FilePicker.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/FilePicker.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Optional<String> FilePicker::get_open_filepath(Window* parent_window, const Stri
         picker->set_title(window_title);
 
     if (picker->exec() == Dialog::ExecOK) {
-        String file_path = picker->selected_file().string();
+        String file_path = picker->selected_file();
 
         if (file_path.is_null())
             return {};
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Optional<String> FilePicker::get_save_filepath(Window* parent_window, const Stri
     auto picker = FilePicker::construct(parent_window, Mode::Save, String::formatted("{}.{}", title, extension), path);
 
     if (picker->exec() == Dialog::ExecOK) {
-        String file_path = picker->selected_file().string();
+        String file_path = picker->selected_file();
 
         if (file_path.is_null())
             return {};
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void FilePicker::on_file_return()
             return;
     }
 
-    m_selected_file = path;
+    m_selected_file = path.string();
     done(ExecOK);
 }
 
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/FilePicker.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/FilePicker.h
index 93edc34136..216a97dfb1 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/FilePicker.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/FilePicker.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~FilePicker() override;
 
-    LexicalPath selected_file() const { return m_selected_file; }
+    String const& selected_file() const { return m_selected_file; }
 
 private:
     void on_file_return();
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ private:
 
     RefPtr<MultiView> m_view;
     NonnullRefPtr<FileSystemModel> m_model;
-    LexicalPath m_selected_file;
+    String m_selected_file;
 
     RefPtr<TextBox> m_filename_textbox;
     RefPtr<TextBox> m_location_textbox;