1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cygwinccompiler.py b/cygwinccompiler.py
index 0bdd539c..0c23ab1b 100644
--- a/cygwinccompiler.py
+++ b/cygwinccompiler.py
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def check_config_h():
                 return CONFIG_H_NOTOK, "'%s' does not mention '__GNUC__'" % fn
         finally:
             config_h.close()
-    except IOError as exc:
+    except OSError as exc:
         return (CONFIG_H_UNCERTAIN,
                 "couldn't read '%s': %s" % (fn, exc.strerror))