diff --git a/find.cc b/find.cc
index c6a4155..6712923 100644
--- a/find.cc
+++ b/find.cc
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@
   DirentNode* ConstructDirectoryTree(const string& path) {
     DIR* dir = opendir(path.empty() ? "." : path.c_str());
     if (!dir) {
-      if (errno == ENOENT) {
+      if (errno == ENOENT || errno == EACCES) {
         LOG("opendir failed: %s", path.c_str());
         return NULL;
       } else {