diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fs/user/path.go b/pkg/sentry/fs/user/path.go
index d7340e9a3..370c0d54a 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fs/user/path.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fs/user/path.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ import (
 
 // ExecutableResolveError represents a failure to resolve the executable
 // in ResolveExecutablePath.
-type ExecutableResolveError error
+type ExecutableResolveError struct{ error }
 
 // ResolveExecutablePath resolves the given executable name given the working
 // dir and environment.
-// Returns ExecutableResolveError when the executable cannot be resolved.
+// Returns *ExecutableResolveError when the executable cannot be resolved.
 func ResolveExecutablePath(ctx context.Context, args *kernel.CreateProcessArgs) (string, error) {
 	name := args.Filename
 	if len(name) == 0 {
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ func ResolveExecutablePath(ctx context.Context, args *kernel.CreateProcessArgs)
 	if kernel.VFS2Enabled {
 		f, err := resolveVFS2(ctx, args.Credentials, args.MountNamespaceVFS2, paths, name)
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", ExecutableResolveError(fmt.Errorf("error finding executable %q in PATH %v: %v", name, paths, err))
+			return "", &ExecutableResolveError{fmt.Errorf("error finding executable %q in PATH %v: %v", name, paths, err)}
 		}
 		return f, nil
 	}
 
 	f, err := resolve(ctx, args.MountNamespace, paths, name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", ExecutableResolveError(fmt.Errorf("error finding executable %q in PATH %v: %v", name, paths, err))
+		return "", &ExecutableResolveError{fmt.Errorf("error finding executable %q in PATH %v: %v", name, paths, err)}
 	}
 	return f, nil
 }