diff --git a/db/compaction_job.cc b/db/compaction_job.cc
index 23d4248d2..4702fc802 100644
--- a/db/compaction_job.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_job.cc
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ Status CompactionJob::FinishCompactionOutputFile(
     if (sfm->IsMaxAllowedSpaceReached()) {
       // TODO(ajkr): should we return OK() if max space was reached by the final
       // compaction output file (similarly to how flush works when full)?
-      s = Status::IOError("Max allowed space was reached");
+      s = Status::NoSpace("Max allowed space was reached");
       TEST_SYNC_POINT(
           "CompactionJob::FinishCompactionOutputFile:"
           "MaxAllowedSpaceReached");
diff --git a/db/db_impl_compaction_flush.cc b/db/db_impl_compaction_flush.cc
index 92104476c..3a243263d 100644
--- a/db/db_impl_compaction_flush.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl_compaction_flush.cc
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Status DBImpl::FlushMemTableToOutputFile(
           immutable_db_options_.db_paths[0].path, file_meta.fd.GetNumber());
       sfm->OnAddFile(file_path);
       if (sfm->IsMaxAllowedSpaceReached() && bg_error_.ok()) {
-        Status new_bg_error = Status::IOError("Max allowed space was reached");
+        Status new_bg_error = Status::NoSpace("Max allowed space was reached");
         TEST_SYNC_POINT_CALLBACK(
             "DBImpl::FlushMemTableToOutputFile:MaxAllowedSpaceReached",
             &new_bg_error);