diff --git a/include/zephyr/logging/log.h b/include/zephyr/logging/log.h
index f92be9bc2bc..7edfca9ad8f 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/logging/log.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/logging/log.h
@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@ void z_log_vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list ap);
 		log_source_const_data,								\
 		Z_LOG_ITEM_CONST_DATA(_name)) =							\
 	{											\
-		.name = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_FMT_SECTION_STRIP) ? NULL :			\
-			COND_CODE_1(CONFIG_LOG_FMT_SECTION,					\
+		.name = COND_CODE_1(CONFIG_LOG_FMT_SECTION,					\
 				(UTIL_CAT(_name, _str)), (STRINGIFY(_name))),			\
 		.level = (_level)								\
 	}
diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c b/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
index dbde3d24b44..85d5e578f47 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ static const char *link_source_name_get(uint8_t domain_id, uint32_t source_id)
 const char *log_source_name_get(uint32_t domain_id, uint32_t source_id)
 {
 	if (z_log_is_local_domain(domain_id)) {
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_FMT_SECTION_STRIP)) {
+			return "unknown";
+		}
 		if (source_id < log_src_cnt_get(domain_id)) {
 			return TYPE_SECTION_START(log_const)[source_id].name;
 		} else {
@@ -362,6 +365,10 @@ void z_log_runtime_filters_init(void)
 
 int log_source_id_get(const char *name)
 {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_FMT_SECTION_STRIP)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < log_src_cnt_get(Z_LOG_LOCAL_DOMAIN_ID); i++) {
 		const char *sname = log_source_name_get(Z_LOG_LOCAL_DOMAIN_ID, i);