diff --git a/src/checks.rs b/src/checks.rs
index 731bb4a602..d463f05249 100644
--- a/src/checks.rs
+++ b/src/checks.rs
@@ -449,9 +449,7 @@ impl CheckKind {
             CheckKind::FutureFeatureNotDefined(name) => {
                 format!("future feature '{name}' is not defined")
             }
-            CheckKind::IOError(name) => {
-                format!("No such file or directory: `{name}`")
-            }
+            CheckKind::IOError(message) => message.clone(),
             CheckKind::IfTuple => "If test is a tuple, which is always `True`".to_string(),
             CheckKind::InvalidPrintSyntax => "use of >> is invalid with print function".to_string(),
             CheckKind::ImportStarNotPermitted(name) => {
diff --git a/src/fs.rs b/src/fs.rs
index 7b27603114..a48b3dc926 100644
--- a/src/fs.rs
+++ b/src/fs.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn iter_python_files<'a>(
     path: &'a Path,
     exclude: &'a [FilePattern],
     extend_exclude: &'a [FilePattern],
-) -> impl Iterator<Item = DirEntry> + 'a {
+) -> impl Iterator<Item = Result<DirEntry, walkdir::Error>> + 'a {
     // Run some checks over the provided patterns, to enable optimizations below.
     let has_exclude = !exclude.is_empty();
     let has_extend_exclude = !extend_exclude.is_empty();
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ pub fn iter_python_files<'a>(
                 }
             }
         })
-        .filter_map(|entry| entry.ok())
         .filter(|entry| {
-            (entry.depth() == 0 && !entry.file_type().is_dir()) || is_included(entry.path())
+            entry.as_ref().map_or(true, |entry| {
+                (entry.depth() == 0 && !entry.file_type().is_dir()) || is_included(entry.path())
+            })
         })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 39cc2b372d..25529e3ccd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 extern crate core;
 
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::io;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::ExitCode;
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
 use std::time::Instant;
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ fn run_once(
 ) -> Result<Vec<Message>> {
     // Collect all the files to check.
     let start = Instant::now();
-    let paths: Vec<DirEntry> = files
+    let paths: Vec<Result<DirEntry, walkdir::Error>> = files
         .iter()
         .flat_map(|path| iter_python_files(path, &settings.exclude, &settings.extend_exclude))
         .collect();
@@ -113,16 +114,33 @@ fn run_once(
     let mut messages: Vec<Message> = paths
         .par_iter()
         .map(|entry| {
-            lint_path(entry.path(), settings, &cache.into(), &autofix.into()).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-                if settings.select.contains(&CheckCode::E999) {
-                    vec![Message {
-                        kind: CheckKind::SyntaxError(e.to_string()),
-                        fixed: false,
-                        location: Default::default(),
-                        filename: entry.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-                    }]
+            match entry {
+                Ok(entry) => {
+                    let path = entry.path();
+                    lint_path(path, settings, &cache.into(), &autofix.into())
+                        .map_err(|e| (Some(path.to_owned()), e.to_string()))
+                }
+                Err(e) => Err((
+                    e.path().map(Path::to_owned),
+                    e.io_error()
+                        .map_or_else(|| e.to_string(), io::Error::to_string),
+                )),
+            }
+            .unwrap_or_else(|(path, message)| {
+                if let Some(path) = path {
+                    if settings.select.contains(&CheckCode::E902) {
+                        vec![Message {
+                            kind: CheckKind::IOError(message),
+                            fixed: false,
+                            location: Default::default(),
+                            filename: path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                        }]
+                    } else {
+                        error!("Failed to check {}: {message}", path.to_string_lossy());
+                        vec![]
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    error!("Failed to check {}: {e:?}", entry.path().to_string_lossy());
+                    error!("{message}");
                     vec![]
                 }
             })
@@ -130,19 +148,6 @@ fn run_once(
         .flatten()
         .collect();
 
-    if settings.select.contains(&CheckCode::E902) {
-        for file in files {
-            if !file.exists() {
-                messages.push(Message {
-                    kind: CheckKind::IOError(file.to_string_lossy().to_string()),
-                    fixed: false,
-                    location: Default::default(),
-                    filename: file.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-                })
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     messages.sort_unstable();
     let duration = start.elapsed();
     debug!("Checked files in: {:?}", duration);