diff --git a/src/sys/fileinfo.c b/src/sys/fileinfo.c
index ee617d93..ffcdfff8 100644
--- a/src/sys/fileinfo.c
+++ b/src/sys/fileinfo.c
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ retry:
 
     if (FileNode->PosixDelete)
     {
-        Result = STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
+        Result = STATUS_FILE_DELETED;
         goto unlock_exit;
     }
 
diff --git a/tst/winfsp-tests/info-test.c b/tst/winfsp-tests/info-test.c
index 88011924..7ee768fe 100644
--- a/tst/winfsp-tests/info-test.c
+++ b/tst/winfsp-tests/info-test.c
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ static void delete_ex_dotest(ULONG Flags, PWSTR VolPrefix, PWSTR Prefix, ULONG F
         /* POSIX Semantics / Ignore Readonly */
 
         Handle0 = CreateFileW(FilePath,
-            GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE, 0,
+            GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE | DELETE, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE, 0,
             CREATE_NEW, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY, 0);
         ASSERT(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE != Handle0);
 
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ static void delete_ex_dotest(ULONG Flags, PWSTR VolPrefix, PWSTR Prefix, ULONG F
             Handle0, &IoStatus,
             &DispositionInfo, sizeof DispositionInfo,
             64/*FileDispositionInformationEx*/);
-        ASSERT(STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED == IoStatus.Status);
+        ASSERT(STATUS_FILE_DELETED == IoStatus.Status);
 
         memset(&DispositionInfo, 0, sizeof DispositionInfo);
         DispositionInfo.Flags = 1; /* DELETE */
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ static void delete_ex_dotest(ULONG Flags, PWSTR VolPrefix, PWSTR Prefix, ULONG F
             Handle0, &IoStatus,
             &DispositionInfo, sizeof DispositionInfo,
             64/*FileDispositionInformationEx*/);
-        ASSERT(STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED == IoStatus.Status);
+        ASSERT(STATUS_FILE_DELETED == IoStatus.Status);
 
         CloseHandle(Handle0);