diff --git a/liblog/logger_write.cpp b/liblog/logger_write.cpp
index 7c78ea19c..74b0ab986 100644
--- a/liblog/logger_write.cpp
+++ b/liblog/logger_write.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int __android_log_buf_write(int bufID, int prio, const char* tag, const char* ms
   ErrnoRestorer errno_restorer;
 
   if (!__android_log_is_loggable(prio, tag, ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE)) {
-    return 0;
+    return -EPERM;
   }
 
   __android_log_message log_message = {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ int __android_log_vprint(int prio, const char* tag, const char* fmt, va_list ap)
   ErrnoRestorer errno_restorer;
 
   if (!__android_log_is_loggable(prio, tag, ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE)) {
-    return 0;
+    return -EPERM;
   }
 
   char buf[LOG_BUF_SIZE];
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ int __android_log_print(int prio, const char* tag, const char* fmt, ...) {
   ErrnoRestorer errno_restorer;
 
   if (!__android_log_is_loggable(prio, tag, ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE)) {
-    return 0;
+    return -EPERM;
   }
 
   va_list ap;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ int __android_log_buf_print(int bufID, int prio, const char* tag, const char* fm
   ErrnoRestorer errno_restorer;
 
   if (!__android_log_is_loggable(prio, tag, ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE)) {
-    return 0;
+    return -EPERM;
   }
 
   va_list ap;