diff --git a/src/System.Data.SqlClient/src/System/Data/OperationAbortedException.cs b/src/System.Data.SqlClient/src/System/Data/OperationAbortedException.cs
index c223442ca066..886865475c36 100644
--- a/src/System.Data.SqlClient/src/System/Data/OperationAbortedException.cs
+++ b/src/System.Data.SqlClient/src/System/Data/OperationAbortedException.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 namespace System.Data
 {
     [Serializable]
-    public sealed class OperationAbortedException : Exception
+    public sealed class OperationAbortedException : SystemException
     {
         private OperationAbortedException(string message, Exception innerException) : base(message, innerException)
         {