diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index cf46658..96a70fd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if ((fmode & FMODE_WRITE) && IS_IMMUTABLE(inode)) {
-		error = -EACCES;
+		error = -EPERM;
 		goto out_dput;
 	}