diff --git a/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c b/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
index 2fca916d9edf..a7f5ee8b6edc 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ 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,
@@ -140,8 +142,10 @@ 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 file_operations fifo_fops = {
diff --git a/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c b/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
index 8dc3c2e7105a..a326a37e9163 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ 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,
@@ -133,8 +135,10 @@ 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 file_operations fifo_fops = {
diff --git a/samples/kfifo/record-example.c b/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
index 2d7529eeb294..deb87a2e4e6b 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ 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,
@@ -147,8 +149,10 @@ 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 file_operations fifo_fops = {