diff --git a/src/libos/src/fs/hostfs.rs b/src/libos/src/fs/hostfs.rs
index b1f55cd3..704aa23c 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/fs/hostfs.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/fs/hostfs.rs
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ impl IntoFsError for std::io::Error {
             ErrorKind::WouldBlock => FsError::Again,
             ErrorKind::InvalidInput => FsError::InvalidParam,
             ErrorKind::InvalidData => FsError::InvalidParam,
+            ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => FsError::PermError,
             _ => FsError::NotSupported,
         }
     }