diff --git a/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c b/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
index f22500e7..6bd2ca70 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
+++ b/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ static void sigar_throw_notimpl(JNIEnv *env, char *msg)
 #  define SIGAR_ENOENT ENOENT
 #endif
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+#  define SIGAR_EACCES ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED
+#else
+#  define SIGAR_EACCES EACCES
+#endif
+
 static void sigar_throw_error(JNIEnv *env, jni_sigar_t *jsigar, int err)
 {
     jclass errorClass;
@@ -86,6 +92,10 @@ static void sigar_throw_error(JNIEnv *env, jni_sigar_t *jsigar, int err)
         errorClass = SIGAR_FIND_CLASS("SigarFileNotFoundException");
         break;
 
+      case SIGAR_EACCES:
+        errorClass = SIGAR_FIND_CLASS("SigarPermissionDeniedException");
+        break;
+
       case SIGAR_ENOTIMPL:
         if (jsigar->not_impl == NULL) {
             jfieldID id;