diff --git a/subsys/storage/stream/stream_flash.c b/subsys/storage/stream/stream_flash.c
index 886bb31d59b..282b58f1eb9 100644
--- a/subsys/storage/stream/stream_flash.c
+++ b/subsys/storage/stream/stream_flash.c
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ static int settings_direct_loader(const char *key, size_t len,
 	/* Handle the subtree if it is an exact key match. */
 	if (settings_name_next(key, NULL) == 0) {
 		size_t bytes_written = 0;
-		ssize_t len = read_cb(cb_arg, &bytes_written,
+		ssize_t cb_len = read_cb(cb_arg, &bytes_written,
 				      sizeof(bytes_written));
 
-		if (len != sizeof(ctx->bytes_written)) {
+		if (cb_len != sizeof(ctx->bytes_written)) {
 			LOG_ERR("Unable to read bytes_written from storage");
-			return len;
+			return cb_len;
 		}
 
 		/* Check that loaded progress is not outdated. */