diff --git a/classpath/java/security/AccessControlException.java b/classpath/java/security/AccessControlException.java
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+/* Copyright (c) 2009, Avian Contributors
+
+   Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software
+   for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided
+   that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear
+   in all copies.
+
+   There is NO WARRANTY for this software.  See license.txt for
+   details. */
+
+package java.security;
+
+public class AccessControlException extends SecurityException {
+  private final Permission permission;
+
+  public AccessControlException(String message) {
+    this(message, null);
+  }
+
+  public AccessControlException(String message, Permission permission) {
+    super(message);
+    this.permission = permission;
+  }
+
+  public Permission getPermission() {
+    return permission;
+  }
+}