diff --git a/find_path.c b/find_path.c
index 82885122a..516db4175 100644
--- a/find_path.c
+++ b/find_path.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ char *qualify(n)
      * is it a bogus path?
      */
     if (stat(n, &statbuf)) {
-	if (errno != ENOENT) {
+	if (errno != ENOENT && errno != EPERM) {
 	    fprintf(stderr, "sudo: Can't stat %s: ", n);
 	    perror("");
 	}