diff --git a/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c b/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
index c406f03ee551..5a90aa527877 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@ static ssize_t fifo_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	ret = kfifo_from_user(&test, buf, count, &copied);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&write_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return ret ? ret : copied;
+	return copied;
 }
 
 static ssize_t fifo_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
@@ -138,8 +140,10 @@ static ssize_t fifo_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	ret = kfifo_to_user(&test, buf, count, &copied);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&read_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return ret ? ret : copied;
+	return copied;
 }
 
 static const struct proc_ops fifo_proc_ops = {
diff --git a/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c b/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
index 78977fc4a23f..e5403d8c971a 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
@@ -115,8 +115,10 @@ static ssize_t fifo_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	ret = kfifo_from_user(&test, buf, count, &copied);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&write_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return ret ? ret : copied;
+	return copied;
 }
 
 static ssize_t fifo_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
@@ -131,8 +133,10 @@ static ssize_t fifo_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	ret = kfifo_to_user(&test, buf, count, &copied);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&read_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return ret ? ret : copied;
+	return copied;
 }
 
 static const struct proc_ops fifo_proc_ops = {
diff --git a/samples/kfifo/record-example.c b/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
index c507998a2617..f64f3d62d6c2 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ static ssize_t fifo_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	ret = kfifo_from_user(&test, buf, count, &copied);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&write_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return ret ? ret : copied;
+	return copied;
 }
 
 static ssize_t fifo_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
@@ -145,8 +147,10 @@ static ssize_t fifo_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	ret = kfifo_to_user(&test, buf, count, &copied);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&read_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return ret ? ret : copied;
+	return copied;
 }
 
 static const struct proc_ops fifo_proc_ops = {