diff --git a/drivers/android/binder/rust_binder_main.rs b/drivers/android/binder/rust_binder_main.rs
index 92bf33f9ff1c..89add66c0483 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder/rust_binder_main.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/binder/rust_binder_main.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ fn default() -> Self {
 fn next_debug_id() -> usize {
     static NEXT_DEBUG_ID: Atomic<usize> = Atomic::new(0);
 
-    NEXT_DEBUG_ID.fetch_add(1, Relaxed)
+    loop {
+        let id = NEXT_DEBUG_ID.fetch_add(1, Relaxed);
+        if id != 0 {
+            return id;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Provides a single place to write Binder return values via the