diff --git a/mm/damon/reclaim.c b/mm/damon/reclaim.c
index 66e190f0374a..586daa2cefe4 100644
--- a/mm/damon/reclaim.c
+++ b/mm/damon/reclaim.c
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ static int damon_reclaim_apply_parameters(void)
 	struct damos_filter *filter;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	if (!damon_reclaim_mon_attrs.aggr_interval)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	err = damon_set_attrs(ctx, &damon_reclaim_mon_attrs);
 	if (err)
 		return err;