diff --git a/Lib/shutil.py b/Lib/shutil.py
index a4ce2c0290bc93..6f74c8a51df1a4 100644
--- a/Lib/shutil.py
+++ b/Lib/shutil.py
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ def onerror(*args):
         try:
             fd = os.open(path, os.O_RDONLY)
         except Exception:
-            onerror(os.lstat, path, sys.exc_info())
+            onerror(os.open, path, sys.exc_info())
             return
         try:
             if os.path.samestat(orig_st, os.fstat(fd)):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-11-10-15-40-56.bpo-42014.ShM37l.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-11-10-15-40-56.bpo-42014.ShM37l.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d3e1abcd84c1e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-11-10-15-40-56.bpo-42014.ShM37l.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The ``onerror`` callback from ``shutil.rmtree`` now receives correct function when ``os.open`` fails.
\ No newline at end of file