diff --git a/liblog/logger_write.cpp b/liblog/logger_write.cpp
index c174b85..d15b367 100644
--- a/liblog/logger_write.cpp
+++ b/liblog/logger_write.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
   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 @@
   ErrnoRestorer errno_restorer;
 
   if (!__android_log_is_loggable(prio, tag, ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE)) {
-    return 0;
+    return -EPERM;
   }
 
   __attribute__((uninitialized)) char buf[LOG_BUF_SIZE];
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
   ErrnoRestorer errno_restorer;
 
   if (!__android_log_is_loggable(prio, tag, ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE)) {
-    return 0;
+    return -EPERM;
   }
 
   va_list ap;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
   ErrnoRestorer errno_restorer;
 
   if (!__android_log_is_loggable(prio, tag, ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE)) {
-    return 0;
+    return -EPERM;
   }
 
   va_list ap;