diff --git a/lib/remove/rimraf.js b/lib/remove/rimraf.js
index 141a82d2..2f4bb7e7 100644
--- a/lib/remove/rimraf.js
+++ b/lib/remove/rimraf.js
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ function rmdirSync (p, options, originalEr) {
       throw originalEr
     } else if (er.code === 'ENOTEMPTY' || er.code === 'EEXIST' || er.code === 'EPERM') {
       rmkidsSync(p, options)
+    } else {
+      throw er
     }
   }
 }