diff --git a/mm/damon/dbgfs.c b/mm/damon/dbgfs.c
index f2772fc740c0..819c337c22ff 100644
--- a/mm/damon/dbgfs.c
+++ b/mm/damon/dbgfs.c
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ out:
 static int dbgfs_rm_context(char *name)
 {
 	struct dentry *root, *dir, **new_dirs;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	struct damon_ctx **new_ctxs;
 	int i, j;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -800,6 +801,12 @@ static int dbgfs_rm_context(char *name)
 	if (!dir)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	inode = d_inode(dir);
+	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_dput;
+	}
+
 	new_dirs = kmalloc_array(dbgfs_nr_ctxs - 1, sizeof(*dbgfs_dirs),
 			GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new_dirs) {