diff --git a/utils/vfile.py b/utils/vfile.py
index b733e9ce1a1074f79984f79d44a4c069f45862cb..eeadd523f0e9bec77805759e70f734b8cb93fac6 100644
--- a/utils/vfile.py
+++ b/utils/vfile.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class VersionedFile(file):
                 os.close(fd)
                 break
             except OSError, e:
-                if e.error != errno.EEXIST:
+                if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
                     raise
             version += 1
             failedAttempts += 1