diff --git a/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c b/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
index 9ca3e4400c98..ecae2139274f 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 file_operations fifo_fops = {
diff --git a/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c b/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
index 6cdeb72f83f1..7b4489e7a9a5 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 file_operations fifo_fops = {
diff --git a/samples/kfifo/record-example.c b/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
index 79ae8bb04120..eafe0838997d 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 file_operations fifo_fops = {