diff --git a/modules/dcache-nfs/src/main/java/org/dcache/chimera/nfsv41/door/ExceptionUtils.java b/modules/dcache-nfs/src/main/java/org/dcache/chimera/nfsv41/door/ExceptionUtils.java
index 794e64e5b10..d5c8268e1d4 100644
--- a/modules/dcache-nfs/src/main/java/org/dcache/chimera/nfsv41/door/ExceptionUtils.java
+++ b/modules/dcache-nfs/src/main/java/org/dcache/chimera/nfsv41/door/ExceptionUtils.java
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 import org.dcache.chimera.ChimeraFsException;
 import org.dcache.chimera.FileNotFoundChimeraFsException;
 import org.dcache.nfs.ChimeraNFSException;
+import org.dcache.nfs.status.AccessException;
 import org.dcache.nfs.status.DelayException;
 import org.dcache.nfs.status.LayoutTryLaterException;
 import org.dcache.nfs.status.NfsIoException;
 import org.dcache.nfs.status.NoEntException;
 import org.dcache.nfs.status.NoSpcException;
-import org.dcache.nfs.status.PermException;
 import org.dcache.nfs.status.ServerFaultException;
 
 /**
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public static ChimeraNFSException asNfsException(CacheException e,
             case NO_POOL_ONLINE:
                 return new LayoutTryLaterException(e.getMessage(), e);
             case PERMISSION_DENIED:
-                return new PermException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                return new AccessException(e.getMessage(), e);
             case NO_POOL_CONFIGURED:
             case RESOURCE:
                 return new NoSpcException(e.getMessage(), e);