diff --git a/spec/workspace-view-spec.coffee b/spec/workspace-view-spec.coffee
index ade0dcc4d..e2065a661 100644
--- a/spec/workspace-view-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/workspace-view-spec.coffee
@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ describe "WorkspaceView", ->
 
       it "emits a warning notification when the user does not have permission", ->
         spyOn(Pane::, 'saveActiveItem').andCallFake ->
-          throw new Error("EACCES, permission denied '/Some/dir/and-a-file.js'")
+          error = new Error("EACCES, permission denied '/Some/dir/and-a-file.js'")
+          error.code = 'EACCES'
+          error.path = '/Some/dir/and-a-file.js'
+          throw error
 
         atom.notifications.onDidAddNotification addedSpy = jasmine.createSpy()
         atom.workspace.saveActivePaneItem()
diff --git a/src/workspace.coffee b/src/workspace.coffee
index 4efd1d6e6..3c11c7d27 100644
--- a/src/workspace.coffee
+++ b/src/workspace.coffee
@@ -624,8 +624,8 @@ class Workspace extends Model
     catch error
       if error.message.endsWith('is a directory')
         atom.notifications.addWarning("Unable to save file: #{error.message}")
-      else if error.message.startsWith('EACCES,')
-        atom.notifications.addWarning("Unable to save file: #{error.message.replace('EACCES, ', '')}")
+      else if error.code is 'EACCES' and error.path?
+        atom.notifications.addWarning("Unable to save file: Permission denied '#{error.path}'")
       else if errorMatch = /ENOTDIR, not a directory '([^']+)'/.exec(error.message)
         fileName = errorMatch[1]
         atom.notifications.addWarning("Unable to save file: A directory in the path '#{fileName}' could not be written to")