diff --git a/collector/wifi_linux.go b/collector/wifi_linux.go
index 117e4ae5..0e3ef9b9 100644
--- a/collector/wifi_linux.go
+++ b/collector/wifi_linux.go
@@ -144,11 +144,15 @@ func NewWifiCollector() (Collector, error) {
 func (c *wifiCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	stat, err := newWifiStater(*collectorWifi)
 	if err != nil {
-		// Cannot access wifi metrics, report no error
+		// Cannot access wifi metrics, report no error.
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			log.Debug("wifi collector metrics are not available for this system")
 			return nil
 		}
+		if os.IsPermission(err) {
+			log.Debug("wifi collector got permission denied when accessing metrics")
+			return nil
+		}
 
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to access wifi data: %v", err)
 	}