diff --git a/mm/damon/ops-common.c b/mm/damon/ops-common.c
index 75409601f934..13b99975cbc2 100644
--- a/mm/damon/ops-common.c
+++ b/mm/damon/ops-common.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct page *damon_get_page(unsigned long pfn)
 	return page;
 }
 
-void damon_ptep_mkold(pte_t *pte, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
+void damon_ptep_mkold(pte_t *pte, struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	bool referenced = false;
 	struct page *page = damon_get_page(pte_pfn(*pte));
@@ -41,13 +41,11 @@ void damon_ptep_mkold(pte_t *pte, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	if (!page)
 		return;
 
-	if (pte_young(*pte)) {
+	if (ptep_test_and_clear_young(vma, addr, pte))
 		referenced = true;
-		*pte = pte_mkold(*pte);
-	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU_NOTIFIER
-	if (mmu_notifier_clear_young(mm, addr, addr + PAGE_SIZE))
+	if (mmu_notifier_clear_young(vma->vm_mm, addr, addr + PAGE_SIZE))
 		referenced = true;
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU_NOTIFIER */
 
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ void damon_ptep_mkold(pte_t *pte, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	put_page(page);
 }
 
-void damon_pmdp_mkold(pmd_t *pmd, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
+void damon_pmdp_mkold(pmd_t *pmd, struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
 	bool referenced = false;
@@ -67,13 +65,11 @@ void damon_pmdp_mkold(pmd_t *pmd, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	if (!page)
 		return;
 
-	if (pmd_young(*pmd)) {
+	if (pmdp_test_and_clear_young(vma, addr, pmd))
 		referenced = true;
-		*pmd = pmd_mkold(*pmd);
-	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU_NOTIFIER
-	if (mmu_notifier_clear_young(mm, addr, addr + HPAGE_PMD_SIZE))
+	if (mmu_notifier_clear_young(vma->vm_mm, addr, addr + HPAGE_PMD_SIZE))
 		referenced = true;
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU_NOTIFIER */
 
diff --git a/mm/damon/ops-common.h b/mm/damon/ops-common.h
index 8d82d3722204..e062a8874e41 100644
--- a/mm/damon/ops-common.h
+++ b/mm/damon/ops-common.h
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 struct page *damon_get_page(unsigned long pfn);
 
-void damon_ptep_mkold(pte_t *pte, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr);
-void damon_pmdp_mkold(pmd_t *pmd, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr);
+void damon_ptep_mkold(pte_t *pte, struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr);
+void damon_pmdp_mkold(pmd_t *pmd, struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr);
 
 int damon_cold_score(struct damon_ctx *c, struct damon_region *r,
 			struct damos *s);
diff --git a/mm/damon/paddr.c b/mm/damon/paddr.c
index 402d30b37aba..7bc8d79c7fa0 100644
--- a/mm/damon/paddr.c
+++ b/mm/damon/paddr.c
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ static bool __damon_pa_mkold(struct folio *folio, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	while (page_vma_mapped_walk(&pvmw)) {
 		addr = pvmw.address;
 		if (pvmw.pte)
-			damon_ptep_mkold(pvmw.pte, vma->vm_mm, addr);
+			damon_ptep_mkold(pvmw.pte, vma, addr);
 		else
-			damon_pmdp_mkold(pvmw.pmd, vma->vm_mm, addr);
+			damon_pmdp_mkold(pvmw.pmd, vma, addr);
 	}
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/mm/damon/vaddr.c b/mm/damon/vaddr.c
index 15f03df66db6..26d561af74e4 100644
--- a/mm/damon/vaddr.c
+++ b/mm/damon/vaddr.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int damon_mkold_pmd_entry(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 		}
 
 		if (pmd_trans_huge(*pmd)) {
-			damon_pmdp_mkold(pmd, walk->mm, addr);
+			damon_pmdp_mkold(pmd, walk->vma, addr);
 			spin_unlock(ptl);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static int damon_mkold_pmd_entry(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 	pte = pte_offset_map_lock(walk->mm, pmd, addr, &ptl);
 	if (!pte_present(*pte))
 		goto out;
-	damon_ptep_mkold(pte, walk->mm, addr);
+	damon_ptep_mkold(pte, walk->vma, addr);
 out:
 	pte_unmap_unlock(pte, ptl);
 	return 0;