diff --git a/fuzzing/fuzz-targets/fuzz_submodule.py b/fuzzing/fuzz-targets/fuzz_submodule.py
index 997133b70..c2bf1e4fe 100644
--- a/fuzzing/fuzz-targets/fuzz_submodule.py
+++ b/fuzzing/fuzz-targets/fuzz_submodule.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def TestOneInput(data):
             IsADirectoryError,
             NotADirectoryError,
             BrokenPipeError,
+            PermissionError,
         ):
             return -1
         except Exception as e: