diff --git a/samples/logger-hook/src/main.c b/samples/logger-hook/src/main.c
index 7703fb55ecb..a168316e4ea 100644
--- a/samples/logger-hook/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/logger-hook/src/main.c
@@ -86,11 +86,12 @@ void main(void)
 
 static inline void ring_buf_print(struct ring_buf *buf)
 {
-	uint8_t size;
 	uint8_t data[512];
-	int ret = EAGAIN, count = 0;
+	int ret = 1;
+	int count = 0;
+	uint8_t size = 0;
 
-	while (ret == EAGAIN && count < 2) {
+	while (ret != 0 && count < 2) {
 		count++;
 		ret = sys_ring_buf_get(&log_cbuffer.ring_buffer, 0, 0,
 				       (uint32_t *)data, &size);