diff --git a/src/idl_gen_binary.cpp b/src/idl_gen_binary.cpp
index 2afc6f77c..08beda632 100644
--- a/src/idl_gen_binary.cpp
+++ b/src/idl_gen_binary.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static std::string BinaryFileName(const Parser& parser, const std::string& path,
 
 static bool GenerateBinary(const Parser& parser, const std::string& path,
                            const std::string& file_name) {
+  if (!parser.opts.file_saver) return false;
   if (parser.opts.use_flexbuffers) {
     auto data_vec = parser.flex_builder_.GetBuffer();
     auto data_ptr = reinterpret_cast<char*>(data(data_vec));