diff --git a/Sources/Datadog/RUM/RUMVitals/VitalCPUReader.swift b/Sources/Datadog/RUM/RUMVitals/VitalCPUReader.swift
index 73448c8106..580fa1e881 100644
--- a/Sources/Datadog/RUM/RUMVitals/VitalCPUReader.swift
+++ b/Sources/Datadog/RUM/RUMVitals/VitalCPUReader.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import Foundation
 import UIKit.UIApplication
 
-/// A class reading the CPU ticks (_1 second = 600 ticks_) since the start of the process.
+/// A class reading the CPU ticks of the processor.
 internal class VitalCPUReader: VitalReader {
     /// host_cpu_load_info_count is 4 (tested in iOS 14.4)
     private static let host_cpu_load_info_count = MemoryLayout<host_cpu_load_info>.stride / MemoryLayout<integer_t>.stride
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ internal class VitalCPUReader: VitalReader {
             }
         }
         if result != KERN_SUCCESS {
-            // TODO: RUMM-1276 use sdkLogger to log errors?
+            // in case of error, refer to `kern_return.h` (Objc)
+            // as its Swift interface doesn't have integer values
+            //
+            // NOTE: RUMM-1276 consider using sdkLogger.errorOnce(...) to avoid flooding
+            InternalMonitoringFeature.instance?.monitor.sdkLogger.error(
+                "CPU Vital cannot be read! Error code: \(result)"
+            )
             return nil
         }