diff --git a/classpath/java/nio/channels/ServerSocketChannel.java b/classpath/java/nio/channels/ServerSocketChannel.java
index c8a691c5c5..61dfe60559 100644
--- a/classpath/java/nio/channels/ServerSocketChannel.java
+++ b/classpath/java/nio/channels/ServerSocketChannel.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class ServerSocketChannel extends SelectableChannel {
     channel.close();
   }
 
-  public SocketChannel accept() throws Exception {
+  public SocketChannel accept() throws IOException {
     SocketChannel c = new SocketChannel();
     c.socket = doAccept();
     c.connected = true;