diff --git a/lib/internal/child_process.js b/lib/internal/child_process.js
index 3c8a314bf04644..20ad9754ca7a7e 100644
--- a/lib/internal/child_process.js
+++ b/lib/internal/child_process.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const { isUint8Array } = require('internal/util/types');
 const spawn_sync = process.binding('spawn_sync');
 
 const {
+  UV_EACCES,
   UV_EAGAIN,
   UV_EINVAL,
   UV_EMFILE,
@@ -315,7 +316,8 @@ ChildProcess.prototype.spawn = function(options) {
   var err = this._handle.spawn(options);
 
   // Run-time errors should emit an error, not throw an exception.
-  if (err === UV_EAGAIN ||
+  if (err === UV_EACCES ||
+      err === UV_EAGAIN ||
       err === UV_EMFILE ||
       err === UV_ENFILE ||
       err === UV_ENOENT) {