diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index dfc910b5e41..86f587fd2b9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ Files and Directories
 
          try:
              fp = open("myfile")
-         except OSError as e:
+         except IOError as e:
              if e.errno == errno.EACCESS:
                  return "some default data"
              # Not a permission error.