diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp
index 9449b428..703980ba 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ fuse_send_msg(struct fuse_ll   *f,
   if(rv == -1)
     return -errno;
 
-  if(out->error)
+  if(out->error == -EACCESS)
     abort();
 
   return 0;