diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/StoppedRpcClientException.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/StoppedRpcClientException.java
index c11cb2878d3..70e49d1e182 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/StoppedRpcClientException.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/StoppedRpcClientException.java
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc;
 
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.DoNotRetryIOException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceStability;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseIOException;
 
 @InterfaceAudience.Public
 @InterfaceStability.Evolving
-public class StoppedRpcClientException extends HBaseIOException {
+public class StoppedRpcClientException extends DoNotRetryIOException {
   public StoppedRpcClientException() {
     super();
   }