diff --git a/utils/aa-genprof b/utils/aa-genprof
index 1c2ab3d21..8d1e69979 100755
--- a/utils/aa-genprof
+++ b/utils/aa-genprof
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ ratelimit_saved = sysctl_read(ratelimit_sysctl)
 
 try:
     sysctl_write(ratelimit_sysctl, 0)
-except PermissionError:  # will fail in lxd
+except OSError:  # will fail in lxd
     warn("Can't set printk_ratelimit, some events might be lost")
 
 atexit.register(restore_ratelimit)