diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index c7a57f66546..2c860762340 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ Files and Directories
          try:
              fp = open("myfile")
          except IOError as e:
-             if e.errno == errno.EACCESS:
+             if e.errno == errno.EACCES:
                  return "some default data"
              # Not a permission error.
              raise