diff --git a/src/uu/mktemp/locales/en-US.ftl b/src/uu/mktemp/locales/en-US.ftl
index 7f48c4940c3..13e28990439 100644
--- a/src/uu/mktemp/locales/en-US.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/mktemp/locales/en-US.ftl
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ mktemp-error-invalid-template = invalid template, { $template }; with --tmpdir,
 mktemp-error-too-many-templates = too many templates
 mktemp-error-not-found = failed to create { $template_type } via template { $template }: No such file or directory
 mktemp-error-failed-print = failed to print directory name
+mktemp-error-failed-to-create-file-via-template = failed to create file via template '{ $path }': { $error }
 
 # Template types
 mktemp-template-type-directory = directory
diff --git a/src/uu/mktemp/locales/fr-FR.ftl b/src/uu/mktemp/locales/fr-FR.ftl
index 4bfe550a6c4..90d2291e818 100644
--- a/src/uu/mktemp/locales/fr-FR.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/mktemp/locales/fr-FR.ftl
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ mktemp-error-invalid-template = modèle invalide, { $template } ; avec --tmpdir,
 mktemp-error-too-many-templates = trop de modèles
 mktemp-error-not-found = échec de la création de { $template_type } via le modèle { $template } : Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
 mktemp-error-failed-print = échec de l'affichage du nom de répertoire
+mktemp-error-failed-to-create-file-via-template = fichier à créer à partir d'un modèle '{ $path }': { $error }
 
 # Types de modèle
 mktemp-template-type-directory = répertoire
diff --git a/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs b/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs
index 1f872714f09..c173fd11348 100644
--- a/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs
@@ -599,7 +599,14 @@ fn make_temp_file(dir: &Path, prefix: &str, rand: usize, suffix: &str) -> UResul
             let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
             Err(MkTempError::NotFound(translate!("mktemp-template-type-file"), path).into())
         }
-        Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+        Err(e) => {
+            let filename = format!("{prefix}{}{suffix}", "X".repeat(rand));
+            let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
+            Err(uucore::error::USimpleError::new(
+                1,
+                translate!("mktemp-error-failed-to-create-file-via-template", "path" => path.display(), "error" => uucore::error::strip_errno(&e)),
+            ))
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
index 0fa2896bb6f..43c36a438d6 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
@@ -1209,3 +1209,15 @@ fn test_mktemp_hidden_file_single_dot() {
         template_name.len()
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn test_permission_denied_no_os_error() {
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+
+    let result = scene.ucmd().arg("-p").arg("/").run();
+
+    assert!(!result.succeeded());
+
+    assert!(!result.stderr_str().contains("os error"));
+}