diff --git a/pyiceberg/io/pyarrow.py b/pyiceberg/io/pyarrow.py
index 139965d6cf..29d4a4b170 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/io/pyarrow.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/io/pyarrow.py
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ def map(self, map_type: MapType, key_result: str, value_result: str) -> str:
         raise ValueError(f"Expected primitive-type, got: {map_type}")
 
     def visit_fixed(self, fixed_type: FixedType) -> str:
-        return "BYTE_ARRAY"
+        return "FIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAY"
 
     def visit_decimal(self, decimal_type: DecimalType) -> str:
         return "FIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAY"