diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c b/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
index e7609810bff..5d7517b53a8 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
@@ -359,8 +359,9 @@ void z_log_runtime_filters_init(void)
 int log_source_id_get(const char *name)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < log_src_cnt_get(Z_LOG_LOCAL_DOMAIN_ID); i++) {
-		if (strcmp(log_source_name_get(Z_LOG_LOCAL_DOMAIN_ID, i),
-			   name) == 0) {
+		const char *sname = log_source_name_get(Z_LOG_LOCAL_DOMAIN_ID, i);
+
+		if ((sname != NULL) && (strcmp(sname, name) == 0)) {
 			return i;
 		}
 	}