diff --git a/mercurial/exchange.py b/mercurial/exchange.py
--- a/mercurial/exchange.py
+++ b/mercurial/exchange.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import collections
-import errno
 import hashlib
 
 from .i18n import _
@@ -513,9 +512,7 @@ def push(repo, remote, force=False, revs
         pushop.trmanager = transactionmanager(pushop.repo,
                                               'push-response',
                                               pushop.remote.url())
-    except IOError as err:
-        if err.errno != errno.EACCES:
-            raise
+    except error.LockUnavailable as err:
         # source repo cannot be locked.
         # We do not abort the push, but just disable the local phase
         # synchronisation.
diff --git a/tests/test-phases-exchange.t b/tests/test-phases-exchange.t
--- a/tests/test-phases-exchange.t
+++ b/tests/test-phases-exchange.t
@@ -1307,6 +1307,18 @@ 2. Test that failed phases movement are 
   [1]
   $ chmod -R +w .hg
 
+3. Test that push is prevented if lock was already acquired (not a permission
+error, but EEXIST)
+
+  $ touch .hg/store/lock
+  $ hg push ../Phi --config ui.timeout=1
+  pushing to ../Phi
+  waiting for lock on repository $TESTTMP/Upsilon held by ''
+  abort: repository $TESTTMP/Upsilon: timed out waiting for lock held by ''
+  (lock might be very busy)
+  [255]
+  $ rm .hg/store/lock
+
   $ cd ..
 
 #endif